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name of Admiral Canaris and Colonel Piekenbrock, thanked IG for the
valuable cooperation and support shown so far in the field of foreign
intelligence service in regard to questions of economy and war economy. Major
Bloch referred also to the problems in this field which are important for the
present and the near future. He requested the further support of IG in this
direction. He mentioned work on the following countries as of primary
importance: The British Empire, USA, and USSR.
In his report, Dr. von
der Heyde described in detail the way in which IG had cooperated so far and
how, on the basis of the experience gained in this connection, the future work
should be conducted systematically and expediently. He emphasized that the main
purpose of the meeting consists in finding a rational and expedient method of
systematic cooperation with an eye to the future. He showed why especially now
in wartime it is necessary to intensify all efforts in connection with a
long-range project such as this, and he stressed the fact that the cooperation
of IG - like the cooperation of German economy in general - certainly should
not end with the end of the war, but that on the contrary, it is necessary,
especially after a successful war, to methodically win the cooperation of the
entire German economy in the field of foreign intelligence service with regard
to questions of economy (military economy), and thereby to include it more
systematically than was the case up to the present. In the future, the general
rule will have to be: There should be no trip abroad, no stay abroad, no
visit from abroad, no report from abroad, no exchange of news or experience
with foreign countries without first taking into consideration whether or not
Abwehr I Wi or its foreign branches are interested in it.
In regard
to the actual execution of IG's cooperation, Dr. von der Heyde discussed
several measures concerning which the following was decided in the subsequent
discussion:
1. Trips abroad taken by members
of IG
a. It was shown that up to
now, reports of contemplated trips abroad were not always made to the
Abwehrstellen in time to submit orders or wishes. In future the
Abwehrbeauftragten will take measures to inform the Abwehr agencies as early as
possible of any intended trip. Together with this report, the Abwehr agents
will inform the respective Abwehr agency whether or not the traveller concerned
is qualified for missions in the field of foreign economic intelligence
service.
b. Simultaneously with the
report to the Abwehr Office the local Abwehr agents will in future report trips
abroad to the Buero A, Berlin, and will inform the latter if the Abwehr
agency intends to give a mission to the man travelling abroad. This is to
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