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Seeloewe-espionage

 

 

KV 2/1699 - KV 2/1700

&

Seeloewe

(since 11 September 2019)

 

(Seelöwe) Seeloewe_2 

on

Carl Heinrich Meier

Charles Albert van den Kieboom

Sjoerd Pons

and

Jose Rudolf Walberg

Albeit, that this latter name was a false one

According information from the file Part II, it likely was via his mother's second marriage Henri Dubois

However: recently traced a reference in the Guardian on the web, in which they concluded his real name was: Lassudry

But, I doubt the reporter really went into the subject as we did, and he might have picked a single evidence and made this public as if he discovered the truth.

On the other hand, he might have considered source unknown yet to me.

Nevertheless, I will remain with his most common name: Jose Waldberg

 

The first three were Dutch citizen; third one was according a letter a Belgian, who in the later 1930s lived with an Uncle and Aunt in a suburb of Paris

 

All were, in someway, involved in espionage attempts against England

during the preparation

for

The invasion

of Great Britain

during

late summer or early autumn

of

1940.

 

German code-name : Unternehmen Seelöwe (Seeloewe); concerning:

The German invasion of England. 

An endeavour wherefore the Germans were definitely not prepared at all!

As it never had been their intention

to

invade Britain really.

 

Page initiated 5 August 2019

Current status:   20 November 2019

 

These file series are so extensive, that, for practical reasons, I am forced to divide them into a series of separate chapters.

I cannot yet estimate how many chapters it finally will engender.

I therefore, will extend the numbers after having completed a separate Chapter (Part)

 

Before we continue, we should take notice of recent finding when working on new documents of this tragic file:

KV 2/107-1. page 16

Trial.

            On 24.10.40, all four spies left Camp 020 and were subsequently tried at the Old Bailey. Walberg, Meier and van den Kieboom were found guilty of espionage. Waldberg and Meier were hung at Pentonville Prison on 10.12.40. Van den Kieboom at first asked leaved for appeal but later withdrew his request and was hung on 17.12.40. Pons was found not guilty on the ground that he was forced into the work against his will. On 10.2.41 he returned to Camp 020 where he remained in internment.

 

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The their transmitter gear, nowhere is a reference of their receiver set; if any

What really is wondering me, is, that nowhere is any reference of a receiver. This would imply that they only could transmit. We have to notice, as we will learn from a British report on this transmitter, that the filament current ( according KV 2/1700-3, page 11) 270 mA (>0.25 A!) a value not to be neglected, and therefore the two square batteries have to function. But, in my perception, in the most favourable circumstances they lasted maybe one or maybe two weeks. 

But, being without two-way communications, their engagements from the beginning must have been considered like a dead-squad; at least most unprofessional.  

 

For your convenience,

 

Manfred Bauriedel DK 4 NQ / Thomas Höppe (DJ 5 RE), kindly provided a copy of: Wireless World February 1941, page 51, schematic

 

 

However:

KV 2/1700-3, page 36

Quote:     (d)    The demeanour of the spies was such that they were convinced invasion would take place before the middle of September.  The spies work in pairs and were provided with food for ten(?) days and with £60 in British currency, for expenses to last fourteen days.

                (e)    There was no German contact in England. The spies gave the information that the contact was unnecessary as the German would be here within two weeks.  Each spy had been given instructions of how to signal to the advancing armies in order to cross over and give further instructions.

Further down the KV 2/1700-3 file on page 41

Quoting: In their possession was found:-

                                    1 W/T set.    Transmitter

                                    1 Revolver, Belgian make (F.H) (F.N.?) with ammunition inmagazine

                                    1 pair of Field glasses

                                    2 pocket compasses

                                    1 sack of tined foor, chocolate (Belgian made), cigerrets etc. for about ten days.

They were odered to transmit re:  Military objects along Coast Units, minefields, names of ships ...

Transmitting times.  Every day from 5-8 a.m. and 10-12 p.m. German time. They were in the possesion of code in cipher ...

Pons and kieboom before they left had received about £60.0.0. in five pund notes ...

Pons who was interrogated last, was the first of the four gave the ...

The two groups* were also in possession of ...

* below Parts are going in detail in sto this matter

                                   

(AOB, How one could cross over and giving further instruction without the facility of two-way communication, is mysterious to me)

 

Chapter 1

Part III will, Deo volente showing more detailed photos

Quite some queries should be raised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Y43)     (43return)

 Seeloewe_2  Chapter 2  (since 16 September 2019) ↓  Chapter 1

 

 

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Sjoerd Pons

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

(2)

(3)

 

 

By Arthur O. Bauer

 

 

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