LETTERS ROGATORY FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, REPUBLIC OF ITALY, IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF MILAN, ITALY.

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
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UNIT D STATZS DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
In Re;
L:TT.RS ROGATORY FOR THE ATTORNEY
G~LNCRAL, R :P'UIILIC OF ITALY, IN THE
. PPELLATI COURT OF MILAN, ITALY.
.NSW .RS TO WRITTEN INTLRROCCATORI S
?r,Op'OUNDZD TO WITNESS, ALLEN GULLS.
1. My name is Allen Welsh Dulles. My address is 3825 Wisconsin
Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.
3. During World War II, from about November B. 1942 to about
July 1, 1945, I was Special Assistant to the United States Minister to Swi
erland.
5. General Wolff was, I
lice forces in Northern Italy.
6. Yes
of the Nazi SS and
7. Discussions relating to the surrender took place during\a period.
end of February 1945 to the latter part of April 1945.
Yes
9. Yes
10. Several months
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11. Through intermediaries, General Wolff was pressing for a
nal interview with me to discuss the German surrender in North Italy.
A a condition of granting this request, and as evidence that he, Wolff,
ant business, I seat word through General Wolff's emissaries that I de-
ed the release to me in Switzerland of Ferruccto Paarri and another brave
patriot held a prisoner by the Germans.
13. No. At no time during the conversations with Wolff or through
the subsequent study of documents relating to the surrender negotiations,
did ,1 receive any indication whatsoever that Parri had given any Information
to his captors regarding Italian partisan forces or otherwise, or that his re-
ae was in any respect a "belated" or any type of reward for such alleged
action.
14. No
15. The considerations underlying y request for the release of
ruccio Parri are given in my answer to question 11. At the time of th
release General Wolff requested nothing as a condition of his release except
the personal interview which I had agreed, In principle to give, if Perri was
released.
r is requested.
19. Upon the release of Ferruccio .Perri in Switzerland I took all
possible measures to induce him. not to return to North Italy pending the
liberation of the country as I felt that his earlier return and possible atten-
dant publicity or recapture might adversely affect the pending and delicate
German surrender negotiations. The fact of Paa.rriaaa release was initially
kept a close secret and in North Italy was known only to a few high Nazi
officials.
21. Shortly after the release of Parri, General Wolff importuned me
to secure the release by the Allied forces of one or two German or Italian
prisoners. The reason given me for the request was that General Wolff was
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in trouble with Hire ruler and the German High Command. for what appeared to
be the grattsitiaus release'of Parri. one or two German or Italian pris-
oners were to be released by the Allies, General Wo 'f'e theory was that he
could then explain Parri's role
rmal exchange of prisoners.
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