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10) c) Chi 1414M.
13) a) Primary school, became a metal worker, also a sailor for
some time.
b) Foreign languages: Speaks sons English.
1-,) Visited the O.S.A. in 1986 or 1987.
15 and R16) Joined the Auetclan Free Trade Unions and the Social.
Democrat Party, became an oCfieial of the Chamber of Labor in
Gras. After the coup d'stat of the Doilfusa govarnaent and the
Unions dismissed from his position in the Chamber of Labor
which PA ."Rd hire a small pension. Worked iu the officec of
psirats1Y-owned factory in Graz. Worked underg ??iund for tip
Social Dsr ,,rat Partiy but is said to have had differences with
the leaders in his party.
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21) ~~+?ainlosio. t t!tll and s1 naer;
, ,I,gti ,t inteliigant, takes life very seriously, a
self-made man with good knowledge in economics and politics,
gov d v?jaa7.~ai', e0bacientlous worker-;
amOotsiQ1t stubborn, devoted to hia family, clean and sober,
loyal to his friends;
? ione-lt strong gill-power, energetic, a fighter,
strong convictions, ver-, j.:c,,ular with the workers in Styria.
Could become an i dviser as far as Labor in the Styrian
district of Austria a concerned* {
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Yenoryt Good
Judgments Excellent
ObJect#vitytGood
Informant hra., personal contacts with 3tegu in the time of
his own appointment by the Chamber of Labor in Gras.
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 U. S. GOVERNMENT
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -
1) WR AC1i, Alfred 2) low in tho concentration camp
ilia
4) Styria
6) Pr&jt1s1mg Catholic
15) Oyumaium. Interested in politics!, Joined the Austrian
Christian Aooial.ist Party.
15 and ll) . e :as a secretary of 1 Christian Saaia1ist Party for
3) In hia late forties
6) Austrian
6) Marriod
10) a) Children
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Chra'.etian Socialist Party.
15 and 16) Becane a secretary of the Chriutir n Socialist Party for
the aouutr; of Styria. After the entabl.ish at of the Austrian
authoritariaA regime in 1994 aearstary of the Auetrien Patriotic
Front for the counU-Y of btyria with headquarters in Gran. Arrested
by the Naaia and put into the Dachau concentration camp.
21) A blonde mar, of average height, limps; intelligent, courageous,
strong convictions, a fighter, devoted to his family, religJLoue,
loyal to his friends. aoiaa'3iaY' gftEaCN a' jita_ma .+?Cp1e
Source 8009
memory; Good
Judgments Excellent
ObJectivity:Good.
Informant knew Gorbach for mary years.
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 U. S. GOVERNMENT
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
#541
August '1946
3009
2)
Primary school teacher
in Lr-uaak an der in [ L'Ampi al
About 45
4)
Styria
Austrian
6)
Catholic
15) Primary school, teachers college, became a prisa-ry school teacher.
16) tntero3tsd in politics, joined the Catholic Christian SSocialipt
Party,. One of the local. 1oaasts of ti party. When be realised
tb the Maxis would none into power he compromised and had his
dea atn with the il.l.egal w-strian Nazi Party. Is now an open-
 tbob the ftala wn 1d oo e' into power .be coaapromieed and bad bits
dea 4ioga wit.. th. i11 a1 Austrian Nari Party,, re ww an open
21) Average intelligence,, a c Imbor, very aaabittoue, vain and boastful.
Inforpaant know Soha id at the tine be worked for the Chriatian
Socialist Pt4rty.
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U. S. GOVERNMENT
SIOGb.APHIC:AL RECORDS
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NEW. YORK, N. Y.
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Itt
1) TU L &MN, Friedrich, Ph.D.
3) In his late forties
5) Austrian
3) Married
10) a) Three ohildron
12) Vienna
13) a) Gry'.na-siua, graduated,
A gust U, 1943
8009
P.) Journalist. Works for a
- A--- -e. p- oas VefJ.J.? viii Vn
i-otio'si rs E~ii~iiYi nwq
4), Vienna
16) Catholic (not practising)
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13)
a) (ymnasiua, graduated, studied economics at the University
of Vienne..
b) Foreign laz agosx speaks and writes A&nglish.
14) Was in the U.S.A. for one year as a guest of the Rockefeller
Foundation.
15) Journalist, writer about economic questions, interested in
politics, boo"" chief of the press otfic3 of Karl Stepan q.v. at
the time he was governor of Styria. C?mpro t s ~c+r. the $sa?
and was allowed to continue journalistic work.
.18) Formerly a Democrat and advooested liberal principles. He had
not the stamina to keep to his convictions and compromised with
the, new rulers after the occupation of Austria.
y
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THALI ANN, Friedrich, Ph.D.
(continued)
21) Very intelligent, a gifted writ r, afficien t worker, t aorough
knowledge of economic and political questions, w.tl-bred nanrerc,
elegant appearance, a weak man, no moral or pbysic&l courage,.
and social positions, .mbitiouu.
Source 5009
Memorya Good
Judgments Excellent
Objectivity: Good
Informant knew Tb n. for m,y years during his stay in Gras.
 Informant Mew Tha1lsann for maoq- 7eera duri ft L. ats7 in Gras.
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#643
5)
5)
ZXLLWkCKER, Dr. Edwin, Vienna,
exact address unknown
2)
About 1879
4)
Austrian
8)
August 18, 1945
Former director of a Gymnasium
(in Vienna, XIV. Dieffonbachgasse)
now retired.
Novae address: Joeef?tr. 77 s Vi?nn- VIII
Vienna
Roman Catholic
7 8 8) Austrians, Roman Catholic, mid''.le class family
9) Married
10) c) One daughter, successful author, wrote a novel and movie
script "Seine Toohter i.st der Peter", died recently at the
approximate -&ge of 28.
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approximate age of 28.
12) Vienna
13) Gynnasina studied philology at the University of Vienna, received
his doctor's degree in philology, became professor at a Gyanas;,ua,
16) In his student days, he was a apaber of a very democratic associAtion
of philologists. Was always a aonsoious democrat.
18) Loves mountains. Very good mountai.a climber.
19) T.. ..~..~,.,. Pine-nei a circ%wastances
2l) ~l o s tall, slender, gray hair.
n pcJ ,: very intelligent and educated. A very.good philologist.
An exceptiont.lly good expert in all matters of youth and a good
educator. A noted representative of the Austrian school reform
movemcat and of the progressive school type;
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2. _ ZF:LL%ECKUI, Dr. Edwin
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engl&gn?"s he not oa4 put his high intellt,ctus.l fricultit
but hie heart into hie teaching. Always treated his pupils as
friends;
was highly appreciated by his students because
of W.,- skilful and clever managini; of then. He is al%ays ready
to make sacrifices for his democratic ;4aL.L2:- and nt.vc r !xae his
eyes on his own interests.
24) Maybe French and English
It certainly would-be very important to secure his a?9rvices
after the war because he knows very well how to handle young
pe. ple (between 12 +srd 2O) and easily gaine their eunf ide ncc .
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 after the war because he knows' very well how to :candle young
people (between 12 d 20) and easily gains their coniidenco.
Report covers time up to 1941a
Interviewer's on int'ormutions.
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
#644
) w0911b
J i 7Wo-
6) At'.btrian
August 18, 1945
2) Gestapo agent work.sd in Vienna
in 1939, then in Brno
(Czechoslovakia) present whereabouts
unknown, ,i.y be in the Gi a ra&n Army.
4) Probably Vienna
6) Catholic
7) a) Austrian, Catholic 8) a) Austrian, Catholic
b) Street car conductor (died b) Worker's family
10 years ago)
9) Married
10) Grate L#u ger
b) Vienna
c) 19591 one soya, now about 7 years old
d. Austrian
g) Catholic
 U) anthem-in-law (nmae gown) ad+dresss Vienna EIII, Uuetteldorferstrasse
202/6 (everyone in this house knowe ~..: ; *. she to tkw mother-in-law of
I anger, his present address and whereabouts oould, therefore, be f.,und
out by interrogation of his
mother-ia-'iAw.)
12) Vienna
lb) Prii i'y eehool_ nreb.b1v .1.A c _.._ 1 A_-
-~ -? ? ? --~.~y ++ ++w+ v~oravvD Vi 4 ~Vi1O0 6OLiM A.
1) dr VW AVOW p u.aan in the Viennese police morn..
16) Some years before the oeenpati,ov of Austria by the Germans he was a
iitLitant Masi.
1.7) Lived to very modest circumstances in 1959.
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OP.-LAMER, Huns
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~, ,Q~? Qlca~a a men of r verage height, daze brov:n hair, gray
eyes, large cheek bones, robust;
i tg1 ? jgtLa1 t ambitious and possessed by Nazi ideology. Not
tv. j ig-..Miv W{f` crafty.
He as probeb; very good peroonul knowledge as far as the
orgjraization of the Viennese Gestapo is concerned..
Report covers time tap to 1959.
Interviewer's own informations.
 Interviewer's own informations.
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?10( RAPHICAL RECORDS
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NEW YORK N. Y.
#645
August 11, 1945
SPEISERp Paul, addreea unknown 2) Former member the first
ohamber of theoff`iennese CounGii
OS\ 1....1 1 G9f1
V~ 4Vw{iv iv.
A 1 V4 a.%rftm
-, . a.r.w
A) His wife was direct.Lr of a high school in V3P,rina. Died a four
years ago. One eon, J .D. , eaigrii te`' about 1989, lives in Australia.
12) Vienna
13) Ras probably attended elementary school and Gymnasium.
18) Employes of a hospitalisation and sick fund to Vienna. Became
member of the first chamber of the Viennose City counsel in 1919
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) ploy.. of a hospits.li*ation and tp! ck fund in Vienna. Became
member of the first chamber of the Viennese City counsel in 1919
as candidate of the Social Democratic-party. Was in charge of
the personnel department. Remained in this position from 1919 - 1984.
19) In good financial circumstances.
2l) Close friend` of mayor of Vienna, Curl Seitz and former Federal
Chancellor, Karl Renner.
21) mh~r? o ,ozi s very tall, slim, gray hair. 'lark eyes, use to
have a small pu tnted board, W.ers spectacles,
intall?_P.als has an excellent knowledac of the whole personnel
situation of the municipal goveLnment of the city of Vienna. A*
is also an expert in administratirn.
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 especially i FlorL'sdorf. (k1st district of Vienna.) He
enjoys the confidence of the workers.
Report covdra lima up
Interviewer's own i nform ation&.
* substitute "Municipal"" for "Viennese".
'D5 IZ&A CEu, Washington, 8 February 1944
 093 R&A CRu, Washington, 8 February 1944
 2) Official of the LIerman .
Labor Front, Address not
known, lives in Austria.
b) Austrian
7 and 8) His parents were Austrians and Catholic, His father
was a worker.
12) Styria
13) Primary school
15 and 18) Formerly a metal wortdr in the Styrian ore
faotora_ee _and__ -organized in the arse Trade U
 13) Primary school
15 and 18) Formerlj a Metal worker a`f the Styrian ore
factories and organized in the r'roe Trade Unions, Had
conflicts with his fellow-workers` and joined the Austrian
Fascist Organization the wHeimwehrens in`1928 or 1929.
Belonged to the nationalistic-minded wing of this organiza-
tion headed by t) -,w Prince Starhemberg. At that tin* he
had already shown leanings toward Nazism. In the 1932
~~~~/ taMNp MW %FW &&&WW . ma vi- of the Austria- mat"nift"rat
(the Austrian Parliament). Although the group of the
Heimwehren was a very small one (8 out of 1t5 members'
of the Austr1 nn Parliament) he used to attack his political
opponents, ebpeotally the Social-Dewacrats, violently. In
 1934, after the coup d'etat of tnr1 Dollfues government,
he became vice-prwsident of the Chamber of Labor in-
Vienna where he had =:. ~,w conflicts with the representatives
of the left wing Christian- Socialists (the Austrian
Catholic Conservative Party). After the occupation (#,"
Austria oy the Mazie !in 'arch IBM) he be: a open
a member of the sa7,i Party and an official of the rerman
Chamber of Labor at the time of the Uollf?uss-Schuschnigg
regime t:-:id a member of the Austrian Patriotic Front, Uus
:aabor Front.
20) une of hid friends and collaborators was Dr. Larl
Wenzel q.v. who, although an official of the Viennese
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rogirne ran(' a member of the Austrian Patriotic Fronts s'iMS
also a member of the then ille@9l Nazi tarty and be-:.rime
an offioial of the Berman -Labor Front after the occupation
of Aus t; sa .
?1) J2j}~; o o ~,qali tall, dark heir;
iaatelleCtu is.. not intelligent, a fanatic;
MMotional4 Impulsive, violent, almont hysterical in
his speeches, certainly 'iangeroua enemy;
g11Q11V with QAI LAA~77LiA and nnnr~~ri~nnre_y
l: ' 'L with "
o~erat Orin 1~
A dangerous Nazi.
Interviewer's own inf. orma tions.
Report covers time up to the war.
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3) Seats-ibe r
5) Austrian
4) - Vienna
6) Catholic
7) father Crri Seitz, Au,etrisn, Catholic, hnd . smn11 lumber yard.
8) Mother Barbaro. Seitz, Auetrimn Catholic, nee Kaiser.
9) Marriec'i Emilie Heindl, November 12, 1900 in Vienna.
c) No ch1 d.ren
d) Middle-class f'amil'y
e) Teacher, later principal of a high school
g) Catholic
L O ell A 4 of tli'L U L,
V Ti 4.M1110ti171eF lit ai~e~U. &,
Her dryi~=,htor, V"---%& -A -
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11) One eirster me.rrtsd to a landowrier in Sv-*d.en. Her dau,irhter, Karin,
married to Dr. Ernst Hoffenre:,ch, Mnyor of SA-lerbruIw, Austria
(v. Hof-i:enr.eich). Another sister of Mnyor Seitz iivee in Vienna
and is supported by him. A niece of Mrs. Seitz, Grate von Stetten,
wife of Paul von Stetten, hea a daughter who lives in the myyore s
house. She etiudies medicine and is working; in rt Viennese hospital.
A nephew, Dr. Hermann Heindl, former secretary of the Workorl
Chamber, is now ,tz. nt.tornegr-at-law.
12) '".Zildhood in Vienna
13) Beoamo an orphan very young, was brought up in an orphnnge, leprne8.
to be '. tailor, then attended a Teachers' Seiainnry until 1888,
graduated, zad became a member of the Board of Education in 1897.
15 Find 16) Ae n young an he participated in the Democratic movement
of the teaohers. Heciuue ohairnnnn of the Central Verein of the
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- SZIT Z, Ctal.
(c,,)zmt i nued )
Viennose Teachers, Toeethor with Victor Adler lie was chairman
of the Sooim.1 Democratic Pnrty of Austria. In 1901, Member of
Parli*ment. Duriar the first World Wrtr. Prenident of the War
Zoonorzy Board o? the Pnrlimment. In Pnv-liniment ho was the
spenker of the Social De,aocrr.tic Party a rtinst the encroachments
of the crown nd the mili.tn=y. Poiuaht for a "compromise pence"
and the S elbet best immunpor suht (self-det?rininat lon) of the
Austrian poeple. In 1918 he became vice-president of the Austrian
Prir1i ment. In 1918, &ftor the revolution, he was unFtnimously
elected president of the "Staaternt" (Conat1tutional Asuemably).
He became the first president of th,,- Aust.rinan Pnrlinmant and
president of the Austriaa Republic on M, roh b. 1919, and remained
1920 until 1934 h
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He boonvie the first president of the AuatriRn Pru?1t aent a.nd
president of the Auetrisn Rexr,blie on Mnroh 5, 1919, and remained
so until 1920. Srom 1920 until 1934. he wail elected member of the
Pqr 1irw)o1.. c.~cn.l i,.nd pedogoricr.l
pu::licat ions.
Him beat friends axe Prtu1 Speiser, the former feder,.1 ohnncel.lor,
Xrtrl Renner, and the ex-vice-::nyor of V1'unn. Georf; l cunerling.
e y er y: tn11, :lira, 31agruwt, hno a eunr+.ll. pointed beard,
,r?,arn r.J.aeees, jr' ;(Vhair, blue erj to, rood lu nlt h;
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Int o11ect : very Intelligent, r, clominnntly ler+-'.ing personality,
o n.1: loves people to All oxtrkordinnry decree, hnn a host of
friends, is the most popul.'t f? a in Vienna, has immense influence
with people, and thouih he hn.a been out of office for so ninny yenre
he ij still the real Mayor of Vienna, everybody i:reeto him in the
stroet, everyone is proud of 1knowing him, the beat loved Etna :n
Vienna, roeprd.less of political convictions.
2,1) Not a linguist
Report covers time up to 1943.
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Interviewer' ? own informat ian.
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 U. S. GOVERNMENT
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61v FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, N. Y.
1) PROFT, G&br i el e "
Vienna IX. Asress av,.ilaable
in the Parliamentary Library
Porwer member of Lhe Austrian
Parliament
7 and 8) Comes from an Austrian Catholic workers' family,
9) Married when young, C ri Proft, met,.', worker - later divorced him.
10) c) One d T t er, about 43, married, lives in very siuiple circum-
et _ uses, a worker, Catholic,
12) Spent her childhood in Vienna,
13) Attended primary school, became a worker, autodidact edu.oation later.
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13) Attonded primary school, becaune a worker, autodidact education later.
14) Traveled ostensively abroni1 -And wraa in `J A ,n 1932.
16) 1911, became the aecretp.: v of the Porty Secretary of the bocial
Democratic Party. 1919, was elected into the Austrian Parliament
as it candidate of the Social -aernocratic ?arty and held this position
until 1934, then retired. Was a lend.in`member c-! the local and,
state Social vieniocrt:t is Women' Organitt do:, in Vienna; member of
the Co r4 ttcae of the i,rel Ile ocratIc Pnrty_
18) Loves books and nature, is fond of a beautiful home.
20) Her friends are the former members of Prtrliaxaent s Amalia Seidel and
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 '?l) vsioi.o toil r medium height, dark hair and oyes, not oonspiouous,
teUe tu~l= intelligent, very industrious, mentally Fear supertar
to ht+r former surrourdinge, n. very good sperUcer;
2"tI2,ria ret it ii,g and calri., not easy to raAke fry. andn, but very
reliable;
f1T --- I1. ii ta'i ? ---~-- h-I ? - -F _ 7 f _ -- J. JI On? ~..9 b ? L.. ~~~ w~a~
T' n 1 - - n. .a. .?Y.[_. tj t~l -."tJrotlu~_ lu L11111ti ail W- U-s~iv -ate
very rassured. From 19. and during the tla~i oppression Oho
has remained unshnkezi in her convictions.
24) Speaks English
Report covers time up to 1943.
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tntervie-,eer' a own information.
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BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS
610 R''l1rTH AVENUE
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X
Augurs t 21, 1J43
1)
8OR- ,?, Dr. Adolf
2)
Retir,d. Rofr.t (executive with
Ttsnna VIII, Address unknown,
legal %reining)
3)
available in the pFrlteraant srry
1ibr,,ry in Tienna_ Eli I!_?
VergaikWase 43, Vienna XVII
About 1893
4)
Vienna
5)
Austrian
6)
Oatholic
7 and 8) .Austrian, OR.tholia middle-miss fftnjly
9)
10) a Austrian, Oatholio
o) Two children, one son killed in present war,
s~ HViale.-class fnmikv
g Oatholic
ldhood in Yiennaa
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 12) Spent his childhood in Vienna
13) Ytt ended "Gymnasium" in Vienna. Studied law at Vienna t7niversitV.
itered Oivil Service, litter became librarian of the. Libre of
the ?arlia-u"t. In 1919 became "Preiesidialist" (assistant) to
M
the President of the Austrian Republic, Oarl Saits. At the sae
time secretary of the Olub of :the Social Democratic Party in the
Austrian Parliament. A few years tinter tle was 'no'sinated eam idata
for the Upper Ohamber of the Austrian Parliament representing the
eight c-antries which formed the Austrian Pederell States (to desrat).
Remained in tt is position until 1934, then retired.
19) In good financial. cir,umetanoee.
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SCHr ', Dr. Adolf
(coat inumu)
a) ioe_l: medium height, dark brown hair and ores,
good henIth;
in&e1ectu It very ',rtelligent, greet .,'uridicial gifts,
ezpecial ly conc e:?r a ng admini etrn.t Tonal. sand constitutional
law And Socinl Law. 2fficient to t*nalyring Any situation,
a very ^ir'or speaker, but rnither cool rind not apt to rake
enthusiasm.
,gU,Ig,Wj,s Quiet, bnlnnoed n a reserved. A dominant personality.
b~erat fni,,$ A good friend, but holds people ht a dietnnc%,.
24) Probably speak and uud'w t and mng1 i eh and French.
He hts alwn1ys stood up fur the principles of democracy with
firm enerc7.
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firm energy.
Resort covers time uo to 1943.
Interriever' s own information
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Lins on the Danube, Upper
Austria (adJress unknown,
(maiden name unknown) paeliamert.
August 23, 16 43
1) P'LOSSMANP, Fernandi 2) Former member of the Austrian
~~~ : F~4o 4n "ha ree~?l i a~
mentary library in Vienna)
3) About 1891
5) Austrian
7 and 8) Lower class family, in modest circumstances, Catholic.
9) married, porMtbly divorced.
10) a) Plossaann, railroad engineer
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 a) Ono daughter of about 26 years,
12) ,the spent bar youth in Linz,,
16) Elementary school, probably followed by commercial school.
14) She has very likely never been tr. another country.
15) Was an employee of the post offi.e.
16) She was a member of the Union of the ewployces of the post
office and became a member of the Social Democratic Party.
1926, she was elected 1'Ato the diet :,f upper Austria.
of the Austrian parliament in 1932, which po3ition she held
until 2,964. In 19M she was imprisoned by the Nazis but
was released a short time afterwards. Became an employee
of the "Associauione Generali", an insurance company and
is perhaps still with them.
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 111) Lives in mo(:est circumstances.
21) kL,,,vaio1Qaicajt short, brown hair, browneyes, fairly pretty;
normal intelligence, not very educated. She
is a simple but impressive speaker. No leading personalit; .
egloti9pal: impresses trey working people more from the
ero+a e,r.t'l sI de especially working women- hec1& me of her
WV Vi Vu ,a. V?MMW ? especially .r r.7 ?O f
excellent adaptability.
oDerationalt bile is a very social-minded person and has
many friends. She can be very useful as a mediator ,am-,:~ng
working women. Became of her simpliotty, the working class
women oa,i easily understand her,
24.) Probably she does not speak achy foreign language.
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eraxaz her
24) Probably she does not speak any foreign language.
Austr{ t., after the war.
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X August 25, 1943
1) RENNER, Karl Ll.D, 2) Retired; formerly chanoellL r
Vienna 4, Taubstummempgasse of the republic of Aust'ri&
or at his summer house in
Gloggnitz-8emmering, Lower
??a ?%%4 ah
AM %4 v di i= ?
5)
7)
Decembev 14,
1870
4)
Tannowitz-Moravia
Austrian
8)
Catholic
Mathias Renner, farmer
8)
Maria nee Habiger
9) Married
10) b) ,.About 1878
Burgenland, Austria
c) One daughter, Poldi Renner-Deutsch about 54 years
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 Burgenland, Austria
c) One daughter, Poldi Renner-Deutsch about 5d years
ola. She lives with her father. She is marlled, her
husband, a Jew, Hans Deutsch, lives in London. They
have three childrent one daughter about 20 years old
living in London; one son, about 26 years old living in
Canada and another abut 80 years old in Santo Domingo.
g) Catholic
121 Mhren (Moravia)
13) a) Studied law at the University or Vienna and obtained
a degree of doctor of law.
14) Widely traveled al;. over Europe.
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(continued5
15) Started his career as civil servant, was librarian at
the Library of Parliament; around 1907 he embarked on
his political career (see 1?).
16) After having been a member of the Social Democratic
Party before he ran for Parliament on the Social Democratic
tinket 8nd WSs Al act&F i'A 19)(17- He bel nnged to the
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Parliament until 1918. the days of the overthrow of
the monarchy he a ssiuaed the position of the head of
the "Staatskanzlei" (central administrative office) and
it was he who moved the adoption of the provisional
constitution of the Austrian republic. He was chairman
of the Austrian Peace Delegation in St. Germain. He was
chancellor from 1918 until June 1920 and Secretary of
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chancellor by his coup
d' etat.
18) His summer home and garden. Likes a social game of cards
(Tarok).
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of the Austrian Peace Delegation in 8t, Germain. He was
chancellor from 1913 until June 1920 and Secretary of
State in the foreign office from July to November 1920.
Subsequently, that is from November 1920 to February 1934,
he was a member of the Austrian "Nationalratn (Parliament).
For several years ;ie was president of the Austrian Parliament.
At the same time he was at the head of the association of
Labor--Consumer Cooperative Associations. He retired in