LETTER TO MR. DALLAS S. TOWNSEND FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700170082-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 82
• Publication Date: December 3, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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s S. 'iownsen
Assistant Attorney General
Director, Office of Allen Property
ent of Justice
Washington 25, D. C .
December 3, 1055
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This to in response to your request of November 9, 1955,
for any information. In the files of this Agency or from my own
personal knowledge with respect to the circumstances of the
Ciano family's stay in Gerry from August 27, 1943, to
November 4, 1943, and the reasons therefor. I have had the
OSS files, which are in the custody of this Agency, arched,
and a memorandum prepared which summarizes the information
therein. The memorandum is enclosed. Also, as your letter
indicates, I was in contact with Countess Ciano in 1944 and 1945.
Very truly your
/-5 //
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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d. LECHMER reined with the CI family in Munich from
28 August to 12 September 1943. During this time Dr. Ernst
YAL,L'1 RU , bead of RIM Main office of' Reich's Security)
several ti e.to visit (Count) CIANO. CIAI had begun to be
apprehensive about the fate that was in store for him when he was
not immediately flown to HITLER'S headquarters. After a few days,
Edda asked Gam, (fnu), Gauleiter of Bavaria, for an interview
with HITLER for her and her husband'; their apprehensions grew when
an audience was granted for Edda alone. HITLER sent his special
plans for Edda and she ca hack after one day with the impression
that everything was fine and that HITLER had definitely no objections
to the family's projected trip to Spain.
4. From 30 August 1943 to 24 December 1943, the Now York
carried the following data concerning Count Galleazzo CTANO:
a. 30 August 1943, p. w, col. 7 - reported to have escaped
with his family to Germany.
b. 31 August 1943, p. 6, col. 6 - recaptured near the Italian
French frontier.
c. 7 September 1943, p. 4, col. 2 - surrendered to the Italian
Government officials after having sought sanctuary in the Argentine
Embassy in R. His wife and children were permitted to remain at
the Argentine Embassy.
d. 18 September 1943, p. 2, col. 7 - reportedly
liberated by the German.
e. 31 October 1943, p. 12, col. 3 - reported to be held by
the Germ um for execution.
f. 2 November 1943, p? 10, col. 3 - reported to have been
arrested by the Mussolini Regime.
g. 28 November 1943, p. 32, col. 3 - trial held in Venice,
Italy.
h. ? December 1943, p. 10, col. 6 - rerte4 executed by
the .Fascists after a court martial.
7 December 1943, P. 3, cal. 6 - German deny the 6
December report.
j. 24 December 1943, p. 3a col. 4 - CIM'e trial repo
to be delayed.
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