COLONEL WALTER RAUF

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005339289
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2009
• Case Number: F-2007-01734
• Publication Date: September 2, 1949

Source Ir1PPi
Report No: RSD=33
Date of Information: 14-31 August 1949.
31 August 1949
2 September 1949
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1. (Coles o nel-':'RI+Uxmzn __$ 5x, .formend ,s-_e~ployerd es- ad+>d sor-trorte? ..
Syrian euxieme Bureau, was arrested on the day of the c, p and, along
with Ibrahar- USAYI~I, Chief of the L!Ps, and :;bd - , of the
Deuxieme Bureau, was charged with "terrorism". It was RAuF, according
to his accusers, who had set up the torture devices which had been used
on the persons suspected of being connected with the Jewish bombing
incident.- The idea of trying RAUF was pushed on by the fact that, as
one of ZAtIU s foreign friends whom WIL trusted more than his own Syrian
officer supporters, he was very unpopular with the Army.
2. After. RAUF convinced the r;ilitary authorities that he, as a mere hired
advisor, had no command responsibilities and had simply given his
advice to RUSrYN1I when he asked for it, he was released and told to
leave the country. Accordingly, he is proceeding this week to Egypt
where, lie told source, he hopes to g t a job as advisor to the Egyptian
services. If he has no luck, there hopes to go to Italy.
a young G
erman who had been
3. He-is to be acgormanied by one OAaam
employed_.by.thxi,_Eure~u Set
I3eL and Communist e ert." There
was no charge against GRUBER. He as fired s inp y'beccause the new
Deuxi.eme Bureau does not think it worth while to pay 'a "Communist expert".
APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^DATE:
03-Feb-2009 . ?
FORM NO.
E1. Et
FEI 1048