EUGENE DOLLMAN (W/ATTACHMENT)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00868296
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• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: October 23, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2023
• Case Number: F-2022-01506
• Publication Date: September 7, 1951

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CLASSIFICATION
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TO Chief, FDP DATE. 7 September 1951
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SUBJECT: GENERAL-
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Eugene DOLIAANN
1. Attached herewith are three copies oft 3 re Subject.
24 Para. 7 will be found treated in detail inE 1 Could the
approach to)., 1 described in attachment oe primarily a reflec...
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27 August- 1951
1. The sale of valuable correspondence between HITLER and high government
officials in London, Moscow, Rome Paris, etc., plus the antographit original
of Mein Kampf, and other historically valuable papers is reported to be
under consideration by Subject, who is now living in Lugano and who is in
dire need of money. He is stated to have begun negotiations with an American
Press Agency (MATCH?, phonetic), whose Paris representative, one GALLI or
GHALLI (phonetic), is reported to have offered DOLLMANN approximately two
million Lire as an advance of expenses for the collection of the documents.
2. DOLLMANN is allegod to be in/ posit on to obtain these and other
valuable documents. Some are ,in his possession and others are scattered,
in the possession of several �riser high ranking Nazi officials. Sdbject
has already visitedteneral-NESSERUNG, allegedly, during one Of the shsrt
leaves which KESSERUNG:is granted from prison .Ahen the Americans are on
� guard duty. DOLLMANN is reported to have told 1ESSERLING that he wished-to
. collect the documents since they were being scam:3A by "the Americans" and
is stated to have received KESSERLINCOs approval and help in gathering the
papers..
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3. Considering, however, that the American Government might have an interest
in the dkoauments, DOLLMANN feels that bfifore concluding the negotiations
with the above-oentioned Press Agency, the AIS should be�informed. He.there-
fore dispatched his errand boy, (Ca lo?ELOQCHI whom be knows to be in con-
tact with the Italian services t0zttan approach, threugh the ItWann,
to an AIS representative in Italy. NAZ WAR CRIMES DISCLOSUREA
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story, and advoc ta llemaiter'up directly with DOLMAN E: .
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agreed to forward the story to his superiors asking for instructions. Since
n.,,,,11141 reply was requested (t: .' and ( ) had called on
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em ...p. August and telephoned on 23 August t.. .. suggested that
E. lindicated that he personally was doubtful that the AIS would be
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interested in papers of Hatorical value and that, furthermore, he doubted
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5. The name of ROCCHI came out only after an hour-long discussion cc the
merits of the story. Q )� and to some extent r ;2; appeared
to be completely sold on the importance of procuring the dOcumec%s
immediately and at all costs. They appeared at no time to doubt the exis-
tence of the papers or their availability through DOLLMANN. They swore to
the reliability of their informer until the time when t I could
no longer keep him anonymous. After the name was mentioned, ROCCHI was
described by thet:. - :imen as a amall:time operator who has been acting
as an errand boy -u iwi.14- for both DOLLAANN and and also as a
police_andr. :l informer. E. lobjected ibit the route taken by
D0LIMANN to reach IIS in Italy was rather tortuous and pointed out that a
nan of his caliber and position, although a former enemy official:2 should:1
/be able to find a more direct approach than through ROCCHI. The L_
men could offer no answer to this objection. They did state that DOLLMANN
/I had broken off relations with( ), having ascertained that the latter
1 works for tho Russian LegAtion in Berne. (ROCCHI reported times and places
i. of a meeting or two that 1( , ) had with two Russian eficers and with
�NA). Furthermore DOLLilANN does not wantr IC ) to get wind of the
sale of these documents, and has decided that this was the best approach,
6. In the course of this conversation L:' __ :7and a * also
gave their e.:count of the background of the DOLLMANN articles which had
appeared in 2.W. (and -which ocoaAinnen the conversation Vice-Westore
MDNDO had with L :I- see ). As originally drafted., the
articles contained an account of an episode of pederasty involving the
then Prince Humbert of Savoy and his brother-in-law, the _Duke of Assia, in
Naples. It seems that a boy involved in this affair threatened a scandal
and the Duke of Altai& sacrificed himself, being a German citizen to cover
Humbert. The then-Chief of Police' was informed of the incident
and discussed it with DOLLMANN. A olice report on the incident Is stated
to have beet entered in a dossier which DOLLMANN was shown by SENISE.
7. DOthMANN included this episode(and perhaps others) in his articles and
then despatched ROCCHI to Milan to show the articles to Pip SSATI-
Monarchist, and onOlaMIG107-tOth. These two immediately 8 � C
mAril attempt, drove ROCCHI out of the house and, on the way to the Cara-
binieri, gave him a very rough going over. Then they wont to Captain
HAMM= of the Carabinieri to turn ROCCHI in. MANZARDO-pointed out to them
that the beating of ROCCHI amounted to aggression for which FRASSATI and
ROSMIGO could be prosecuted. The two again drove off with ROCCHI. (Eventually,
through,.. 3 negotiations with Monarchists in Switzerland, a sum reported
to .be Lire 1,200,000, was turned over to the DOLINAN group. The abridged
articles were then sold, still through ROCCHI, to Oag4 ROCCHI, however,
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did not miss his Chance to sue FRASSATI and ROSMIGO for assault. The trial
is scheduled for September or October, 1951.
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