LETTER TO DR. ROBERT M. W. KEMPNER FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003100040029-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: November 30, 1948
• Content Type: LETTER

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30 November 1948
ter. Robert W. Kempner
Dei aty Chief of Counsel-
Office of Chief of Counsel for .43r Cr"..nes
APO 696A c/o Postmaster
New Y. 'rk, N. Y.
Dear Dr. fiempner:
Thank you for forwarding t.}e briefs conc;?rniny
'r.dmund Veesenmayer and the German activities for pressing
Japan into war against the United States. We find these
briefs most interesting and again. =:;i sh to express our
appreciation to you for sending t e,.;; on.
. Sincerely,
R. H. Hillenkoetter ? t1-- '
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T,.ea~r Adni.ra ! , u Asa
Director of Central
Intelligence
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Distribution:
ector 11/23/48
Asst. Dir., OCD (thru ORE) - w/basic ltr/& encls from Kempner
Central Records
Note for Record: Ltr from Kempner to DCI: "Ennlosed you will find the final
trial brief against Edmund Veesenmayer who was very active in espionage and
sabotage activities. You might also be interested in the attached brief concerning
German activities for pressing Japan into the war against the United States."
4 Encls: Military Trthbnal IV, Case No. 11, USA v. LXMIX ERNST VON WEIZSAECKER,
.et al Final Brief on the Criminal Responsibility of EDMUND VEESENMYER under
Counts I and II (Crimes against Peace) 11/3/48; Counts V, VII and VIII 1.1/8/48;1
Military Tribunal IV, Case No. 11 USA v. Ernst Von Weizsaecker, et alz Final
Brief on Counts I and II against EVW and Ernst Woermann w re "`
/ Bard to ar;gresa~ve
war against the US 11/19/48. (Kempner lists the above as 4 Encls, thus:
Veesenmayer: 1. Count I; 2. Count II; 3. Count V; 4. Brief re pressing Japan
into war w/US)
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GENERAL WRIGHT:
Didn't we recently have a newspaper article
on Dr. Kempner, which was derogatory?? The article
was forwarded to I&S.
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