Secret REL Ger I I~ SECRET/RELEASE TO GERM~~~C.~N~Y t1m S. UTlL'TTY ie baolc in Ponn this vuek (9-12 Mertl and 111111 tor tho u111e, dieaun tbG YJPOOUQ pr0ble111 w1. th Ji\ld.el'a\ Repild1o ofN.oiala 111.th BDWt"OiJl't.J a real!t(r 'and n.&t an u.noerta!n .elatm1trtt ot tha f\lt.uro. · uo .. \{ ' "~ t:..._ .,, 'ftle l!m.·~ our. fl;&'-9 lt~on bu llo8" aareect t1\ & 801"1-a ~t aecpts·"'" "1th OU,LT'l'Y ii:il""'.am, Within the aareed fhmevon ot t.tlo U.a.taon patte~ (lHadaalli oow11) ., haw ft'll89JO\l8 1111nor 8li0iu'it1 .ad edlainiet.ratiw problau at.1.µ tO tie "8Ql"VVd. · · · e. .fiat •opposite" ~b:IP' ilegotlat.toa, or Y&l."10U8 psrta ot tlt!D BS.~tnal ~'sot ~f to a taltel'1ns ••• tClelm lll>ftthe • and ~ioii:;iyl"an into tbit 88"4 with ID OODO'l'ete l'81Nl• a~t. 8.fl4 't lid.\\ ~U>k fJ\e, lliattAll' up uprate~ wttb OlKUE~ and Um?ft,. mt"id.nc ~t ~t.J' 1"1b:mii,Dl~O . •aftntq !'Mid not 1ealt1 been pro~ded. lfJ.th wrme ot nfttnnoe to our,, ab diao'QOiqns. Thinga aow 1f!Gm to bl 1110vins at1mg qld te eatd.etaotor11y• SECRET/RELEASE TO GERMANY ONLY ,, ,\'. REL Ger Secret 530

Secret REL Ger CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SEC ET/RELEASE· iijj~~.-......[ff ~i=& 55 DATE 16 MAY TO Of fl ECTOR FROM : .PUllACH ACTIOG~) i ' !.. INFO . {1.) : MAY 1 7 1955' . ~C(fp;-c:-t; Cl /OPS, Fl • f' I /OP s II F' f /R f 2' s /G 2 Ii. i J): 1..• 1 'j'.. it' .. ·: .~~;: i PULL 0665 (IN 43623) 18!i.3Z 16 MAY TO: INFO: DIR 1. UTILITY IN BONN 10-1~ 55 SFRAN. SBONN MAY. PAECliol!lic1 CITE: SPULL ' NO NEW DEVELOPMENT UPSWINGo BRIEFED MELLIES.OF SPOON ZIPPER SINCE MElllES REPLACING ER~tRS TEUPORAR I LY ON BU.NOE STAG .COW ITTEE SCHEDULED TO EXAM tNE BU00ET. ·. ~ ANO ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN UPSWING. 2. UT:l'.LITY 010 NOT CONTACT EITHER GLOBKE OR GUMBEL. UTILITY HAS NOT SEEN' GLOBKE SINCE JANUARY.. ADENAUER ON TWO WEEK . . LEAVE. . NO DECISION UPSWING EXPECTED PR\OR EARLY JUNE~ .,_ . 3• BASIC ISSUES RE UPSWING AND DEFENSE FORCES REMAIN.S ~UNRESOtVED. UTILITY CCJ.JTINUES FAVOR NSO-TYPE SOLUTION BUT Bf.LIEVES lHIS NOT WIDELY SUPPORTED. SPO WILL OPPOSE ANY SOLUTl:ON GIVING GLQBKE STRONG OONTROL OF UPSWING. TO FONOFF 4. POSSIBLE ME\!LIES THINKS SUBOROtl\IATION S(l.U~ION~ HAVING MADE HIS OWN RECO)WAENOATIONS ON ALL ASP.EOTS UPSWING MONTHS AGO, UTILITY ATTEMPTING STAY OUT OF POLITICAL CONTROVERSY REGARDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. t END OF MESSASE =~ I . j. V~-- sEc ~~SE 2tffl&<. .,i· IT IS FoRfiet~ v(9Nt.lf MESSAGE 531 l&6Atr14Tl,.AI Copy . . . REL Ger Secret

Secret REL Ger ... ~ 'VI A: --=1Sl'E=c""•FY""'A~1R-=-=0Rc:::St:A::"'.POIJC=H=--1 ,'t\TCH NO. mu 1h 167 18. MAY 1~15 5 DA.TE:---------- TO Chi_ef, EE . (Att.ii - - FROM ) IN]i't): Chief o! Base, Pul,lecb SUBJECT: GENERAL- c~ BONN Operational. UTIMTY's Recent Bonn Visits SPECll'lC- 1. ~t is noteworthr that 'OTILll'I 'has been in Bonn only twioe einct! the first ·p~t of February-both trips lb.ce the let o!-May-. On the fiiiit t.r1p be aaw no ~ne more important than qUMBEL in tha Chanceller,y and·on the ~eoond trip he ha? no contaot with the Cban~ellerT at all9 Discussing the Bonn situation ~th m oii· 16 M&.T he et&ted that he bad not aeen.- •inoe so11e time 1J\ Januaey-. The re~ar intelligence 'brl.e1"1Ilge. at the Chanc.U.~ry are handled routinely bf Frita Xar1 SCHEIIIE l\llOU1e! SCBU'MAHN • . .~ . ~;-.Bonn. ·~;:--~~~--~;;·:··~·um.r~hel~- a three hour o~"ftrsat1on with Bitter von LEI. and ·wo met. briefi7. with~· ot the BtV•. The oonnraat.lon 'Id.th v0n I.BX.dealt. ·mai.1U.J:.vi1il:i".tbe. future. rel.ationabip.of' the BtV, tbe LfVe, the IRIPO lrid UPSWIMO in the. CE field.. The. lWlD/tJ~TI OODTel'.88.tion dnl. t on old probl~the ·~tu ot tbe.B1V1 problems involved iB.fin~ a new top man, oou~ll. .P.er•onal1t1e1. in the .BfV, preaent and ~ture BfV/bPSWIR9 relations and RADICB•e 011J1 tllture. • •. . EA..d. J-1,.. . fJ 3. . U'lILITI. clO.led. 0~1.iQAua. oi hid_ tint ._Mq "181 t. QI.IJ!itAUl!B lfalted tJ;ie to· know the 8tatu ot tlbe UPSWIMG..developmen:t.J. ll'rIL1ft reported that he aJ.eo ~ prett;J' ll!IMJh ill the dark on .tbia quHU.on au:l. did not, in !aat,. know ~~-Where tb4J "matter .e!qg4 the Ob1noell..,..... Since. MELLDJL,hu been ._designated. to .temper• eU.7- replaoe.~*Oll b . Bun.deatag. 00lllld.~!~~emed·..111tb .bndge~ .and . adiijni!l:t':r~tin. mat~~ll't 11fiL,trI prol'IC>sed ~too~~ that i. brief.MEJ.J,JFS. cm tbf:!. ~IP~: td,ato17 and the ~ probl.~. Thi• ~ettng vae .•et up tor the HOOD4 week U May• a. · Ji. , DuriDg the oour.ee o! bie .. Hoond vilU. w. Bonn Um.ITI did .. lel.l"D .that \be. Chaoelleri .bad .offered". a .•Cablrtet ot. State Secretariea"-"'!beaded l:f: - - u an ·al~rutin.- to the •Cabinet of ~ieten!' 1olu~on. 'Thi•· proposal. wu •hart-li'8d-and bad·been dt1qwded bei'cre UTILI'l'I ever heard ot u. He. wu, hovner,, oDROerned that ~ Jld.g~ tbi~k" that Ile had been aware ot 1t on bi• !irat vild.tl when he pleadtid complete igDorance ot Cbanoelle17 .IDd Os.billet p~ni.Dg in tbe face ot ~·• queatiouing. ., •. ~ ~ 3 oOM 2BOlftl """K" 1~~ (\~c:-~\S\~~M \)1-~ t\\ ·"~ • ~ .~. > SS FDR• NO. 51-28 A II.AR, 1949 16 May EGRET/RELEASE )I' REL Ger Secret 532 "w

Secret REL Ger I ~· ' • l ... ....... So -~.-- ..... -........... .... . _.. :Ii HELIJES briefing went well. UTILITY recalled that M&LI.Jrs ~[the mroup. that had ?'.eceived the thoroughly llanti-ZIPPERn briefing had I been one by' Co~. m?JN~ at the liiesbaden Oi'fioe aevei'al yeara ago. At that time the Amedoan character or ~PPEll had been emphasised and. MELLili8 tWioe referred to t.bi.11 point in his. recent briefing ·br um.rrr. Otberwiee MWJJ.US.. appeared to be intelligent, objeotl.ve and interested. MELLIES stated that he voul.d approve and SUPP9rt an7 reasonable solution that did not put - in a position to oon• trol UPSWING. de did not like the idea of ooncentratlng. too 11\UCb antbority in either the Cbanoeller:r or the Defense Minietr)"; the PUNOFF seemed to otter a good al,ternative. MELI·DrJI in~cated bis own lack of confidence in tbe !fV. He personally believes that the KRIPO would be more ef'f'ective and, under. the preaent s:yete. o! government in. the FedRep, llDuld not endanger demooratic order am civil liberties •. Re emphaaized, however, that his ~ doea not take thie 'f'i~ .and does ofi'iciallT support the BfV .conoept. UTILI1'f, ot coune,. shares H&Lm' personal vietr on this.matter. . . I 6. UTIUTf r.eemph&alzed .the importance of ZIPPm being ertremely inactive in Bonn during this. critioal. period when vital. p0litical 1Ssuea on govel'tl'llBnt organization 8Z'e being. debated. Be ns once asked to give hie .view m.d did, be eqa·, go on reco?'d. taorlng the establiahm&nt o! a central. lJPSWIBO subordinated 1;o a Cabinet of Ministers. Beyond this. he teele that U. is or great importance that be. not pereonal.l1 be aseociated vi th an7 parti:oular plan. no final aotion ~~­ tTP$WING oan 'be expected.. UTILITY forther indicated that tbs transfer or ZIPPm ie encountering a good deal ot red tape Which llill reduce the initial solution to a rather crude expedient arrangement. 1. With AOBNADBR on a neats.on lllltil the end of M~, 8~ It 1a quite clear that the UP6WDiG decieion v1lJ. not be made iadependent Of broader decision& on a governmental. reorganbat.4.on aade necessary b.r the !'edRep'a. entrance into WJ!U a~ NATO. VhetbBr there are other tact.ors that are omapl1~ting the part101llar lJPSWIRQ question :le dit.f'icult to judge. .lt an.r rate, w appear to be in a period ot stalemate which vill extend tor at least aneral. weeks. 9, At tbil juncture t.be infomation on Um.IT!'• Bcinn relatio~bipe and. · convenatione unmee a partioularJ.T eeneitive oharaot.er. For this reuon we propose to olasllify all such repcrta &om Pul.l&ch u - . fhie olaaei.fioation 111.J' be automatioal.lJ' dropped at the time of ZIPPD tranafer. ! · ~ \\,(. ~' ..... 1 l .. '· ' .. SECRET/RELEASE , •' TO GERMANY ONLY 533 REL Ger Secret

Secret REL Ger ..... ; I CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SE UNDATED : , Rl§T~hEEAS J~r:w:rmi$ :Ii 313 DATE . .. TO ~ FROM : B N E ACTION: INFO ·. . ~:V~. -~~~ '2?. ~ ' . . - 1 '~· <iLV-S· .. ~Jf)CI, Cl/OPS,_1 Fl,-Fl/OP~,-.Fl/~QM 3~ Fl:/RI _2, S/C 2.,,.·(SUSPENS_E. : (I N.4531 j ) BO~U -~7~9 1837-7 ~PULL TO: 2~ MAY 55 SFRAN, INFO: ---¥i~t"11*'fJ~lH!i'6~H"'"'ce-- DIR CI TE: --- SBONN ZIPPER ·-CONFIRMED IN 17 MAY CO~VERSATIOU THAT ZIPP~R LEGALIZATION BEING HELD UP BY FRANZ JOSEF 'STRAUSS. ·.STRAUSS BLOCKED PROPOSED cAa1NEr ~cr10N uNr1L HE couLP H~vsf PE#sbNAL ; . . . . t ·.• mlANCELLO~. : APPOINTMENT w1rH APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 14 MAY BEFORE ' . . I • • ~ANCELLOR • • SCHEDULED DEPART FOR BUEHLERHOEHE..:· STRAUSS REQUESTED CANCELLATION j: "'··... 1 • • ' -'TH IS A~PO I NTMENT ON. 13 MAY. • ~ ' -: '. • .l ' ;: NO PQSS I 8 I LI TY FURTHER ACTION UNTIL ·• .I , ~H TH 'CHANCEtLOR RETURNS AND HAS MEET I NG • STRAUSS WHICH CAN REMOVE • BLOCK IN CAB.INET ACTION. ., ENP OF' MESSAGE : ., '' . I . ., ' j •• I. . - SECRET/RELEASE. TO .GERMANY ONLY . I I ,' ...... ,; -8--E--C---R--E~ ,. . .,_. .. IT IS FORBIDDEN Tp MAKE A COPY ,,, ••• - ·1·_: --- ~..~- -· - .. .: • _!,:!'. REL Ger. Secret pf.' THIS 534 7,,,eJt «At.;-%A rl4 MESSAGE Copy No. .· A/ ' i

Secret REL Ger. / CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE 325 9 JUN 55 TO DIRECTOR FROM : PULLACH ACTION: EE ( 1 ·6} INFO DC I ( 7), D/DC I ( 8) I COP ( 9}, A/00/P /P ( 10), CI ( 11 ) , CI /OPS ( 12), Fl (13), Fl/OPS (1~), Ft/RI (15•16), PP (17·18), PPJOPS (19), , TO GERMANY ONLY slc ( 2° ... 21 > • PULL- 0882 -- · · (IN 12,01 ) 20,,Z INF'O: 1. · UTILITY STATED 8 JUN~ 9 JUN 55 ROUTINE Pili!olDiNoi! SFAAN, SBONN SPULL CITE: FINAL DE.CISION UPSWING PENDING. BELIEVES UPGROWTH \llOVING SYSTEMATICALLY TWOARD FINAL DECISllXll. NUMERO':JS PRESS REPORTS OF 1 JULY HAVE NO FACTUAL BAS.rs. Sl~E Fl~A~ RATIFICATION, DATE IN DISCUSS.IONS. BLANK STAFF HOWEVER .. 1 JULY HAS BEEN TENTATIVE PLANNING BELIEVES WILL RECEIVE STATUS TIMINSJ CLOSELY R~LATEO TO DATE AS CIVIL SERVANTS ANO ACTIVE Off ICERS. 2. . .. ..... ... •' . .. . :· . ~ NOR~ALLY WE HAVE NOT YET PROVIDED ZIPPER FUNDS FOR THIS DONE IN ANSWER TO SPECIFIC JULY ALTHOUGH · REqUEST ON FIRST OF JUNEo ' ~. ~.~ ..·~·~.J)':.: . WHEN ASKED 8 JUNE IF . HE NEEQEO \ ~ULY, UTILITY FULL FINANCIAL SUGGESTED WE LEAVE ~.·ATtER OPEN 18. JUNE FRO~~ B(111N TALKS SUPPORT UNTIL KUBARK - FOR . HE RE·TURNS \IJITH - · . ·F.ND OF MESSAGE SECRET/RELEASE .' 1 G~RnAANVJONLY -:J' ·i!' j s-E-c-R.£; ,,i~· ( . r Uf.·bUS)~'d <frcu.i...'8(} ~"- . · ff IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE · 535 . Copy No. · J. ~ ~ REL Ger Secret

Secret REL Ger ·' W· CLASSIFIED MF.SS,1\CJE .~ .,y ~i4 DA1'E 13 -!_UN .55 TO 01 RECTOR FROM ~ PULLACH . JUN 1 3 1955 ACTION: EE ( 1-6) INFO OCI (7)( 0/001 (8,), COP {9}, GI (10), 01/0PS (11), Fl (12), Fl/OPS 13), Fl/R'I l14-15). s/c.{16-17) . PULL 0906 (IN. 13320) 164,Z TO: DIR INFO: SFRAN, SBONN 1• 1, JUN 55 ROUTINE PRCOEDENjll! CI TE: UT I LI TY HEtD LONG CONVER Sii TI ON WI TH - ALSO SAW 10·JUN~. BRIEFLY. SPULL IN BONN HAS IMPRESSION 80TH DETERMINED TO ESTABLISH UPSWING SOONEST, OUT ISSUE INEXTRICABLY BOUND TO PARTLY UNRESOLVED QUESTION TOP GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE. 2. UTILITY ASKED IF WE DESIRED EXERT J\NY PRESSURE f'OA EARLY TRANSFER BEFORE MAKING JULY FUNDS AVAILABLE; WAS ADVISED OUR LONG STANDING POLICY OF NOT ATTEMPTING SELL ZIPPER TO FEOREP STILL tN EFFECT. (COMMC::NT: WE HAVE 'USED BUOGET AFTER 1 JULY AS PRESSURE DEVICE TO ELICIT INFORMATION ON STATUS OF TRANSFER PLANNING. BUT NOT TO EXPEDITE ACTION BY FEDREP.) 3. WE ANTICIPATE NO ACTION ON UPSWING PRIOR 1 JULY; WILL CONTINUE F!-NANCIAL SVPPORT AT EXISTING LEVEL. 4. UTILITY WILL RETURN BONN NEXT FEW . D~YS FOR FULL WEEK. CAUSA SUGGESTED THAT HE 8E AVAILABLE TO BRIEF NUMBER OF POL.ITIOIANS. ~TILITY EXPRESSED T O - RELUCTANCE ENTERl'N<3 BONN SCENE AT THIS TIME BUT F'EELS DISCREET MEETINGS WITH REL Ger Secret 536

= , ..... .; Secret REL Ger SECRET/RELEASE TO GeruvmNV ONLY 13 55 I 0906 (IN JAN PULL 13320) PAGE 2 SEVERAL MIGHT 5. BE HELPFUL. U1'lLITY .SiAiES SiRAUSS STILL MOST ACTIVE IN ATTEMPTING GA1N CONTROL OF INT~LLIGENCE. - THIS UTILITY MEET.ING WITH - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMPRESSION. DID MUCH TO REESTABLISH THEM. END OF MESSAGE SECRET/RELEASE TO GERMANY ONLY 537 REL Ger Secret

Secret REL Ger CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE TO . FROM : I ACTION: INFO, : BONN 2799 (IN 14438) 12~0Z TO: DIR THRU SFRAN 1NFO: 10 16 JUN 55 SPULL ROUTINE ____ 1 - - P l i T c e o;TeN=-c~,,---- CITE: SBONN HELD THRE~ LENGTHY MF.t::TINGS WITH M.INISTER STRAUSS - OUR&.NG WHICH .STRAUSS ORIENTED ON NSC SETUP ANO ORGANJZATfoN TO AID HIM O~TAIN CLEARER PICTURE INTELL ORG RELATION TO OTHER EXEC.ORGANS. 20 MEETINGS ALSO SERVED HELP /~RAUSS HA,S HAD ABOUT ZIPPER. R~MOVE CO~SIDERABLE ANXIETY TO SUPPORT ORIENT~TION RAINES USED FOR BRIEFING TOP GERMAN TRANSLATION Or PAPER PREPARED BY FEDR£P OFFICIALSa AS RESULT STRAUSS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO CHANCELLOR PLAN FOR GERMAN NSC.AND UPSWINGo • • • NOW ALMOST ·~NT I CAL WITH- PLAN AS SHOWN.TO DES l~ES FOR GERMAN NSq AND UPSWINGo 30 FOUND STRAUSS BADLY MISINFORMED AND VERY NAIVE IN HIS IDEAS NSC ANO MURE UPSWING. HAS SUFFICIENT BACl<ING AND VOICE IN CABINET. TO CAUSE DELAY OR BLOCK ZIPPER· TAKEOV£Ro ADMITTED DELAY ING TAKEO.V£R IN APRIL BUT CLA IMEO IT AIMED MORE AT PREVENT ING · -GLOBKE FROM AUTHORITARIAN CONTROL NEW UPSWING THAN OBJECTION ZIPPER. . REL Ger Secret ' 538

ri ,'r-: '. Secret REL Ger 1·6 JUN 55 BONN 2'199 ( IN 14438) PAGE 2 4o STRAUSS rnFORIVIEO-'HE Hl!\.D ~NGTHY DISCUSSION WUTH 1 CHANCELLOR MORN.ING 11 JUNE ANO SUBMBTTEO HIS RES IGNAT IOt-1 AS MINISTERo CHANCELLOR REFUSED, tNFORMBNG STRAUSS NOT TO B£ 14 HASTY, THAT WITHIN OAYS AFTER RETURN FROM UoSo VIS11" MATTER Of NSC ANO UPSWING WOULD 8£ BROUGHT BEFORE CABINET ANO STRAUSS COULD BE ASSURED O.F' TOP t>.lSC POST;, 5o STRAUSS CLAIMS ~ OBTAINED ABOVE IN WRITING IN VIEW CHANCELLOR'S AFF9NITY FOR.FORGETTING P~OMISESo STRAUSS PERSONALLV STILL ·SKEPTICAL AND 8N EVENT H£ DOES NOT OBTA.IN NSC POST WILL RESIGN AS MINISTER ANO AGAIN BE9<>ME CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY SECURITY COft.tAITTEEo END OF' MESSAGE SECRET/RELEASE TO GERMANY o~n \, 539 REL Ger Secret