Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1944 — Page 12

‘Worst Flop' Sends Germany Information Cleared by FBI

THIS WAR—

By MARTHA STRAYER : \ Seripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—Grace Buchanan-Dineen had the mak- ", ing of a Mata Hari, but she was the saddest flop in the FBI's collection

of lady spies.

G-mien heard of her almost as soon as she landed by trans-Atlantic

clipper on Oct. 27,1941. She had come straight from espionage school in Budapest and Berlin, with last-minute instructions from a German

E. INDIES PROVE JAP MILLSTONE

U. S. Seizure of¢Philippines Will Make Islands a Useless Appendage.

Times Foreign Service NEW DELHI, Oct. 18.—The territory and fabulous wealth of the East Indies, for want of which Japan embarked on a suicidal war, are increasingly proving a mill. stone rather than an asset to Asia's “master race.” ' The coming American occupation of the Philippines will reduce Japan's rich South Pacific conquests to an economically useless appendage, from. which only negligible quantities of materials will be available via occasional blockade- | running ships, and through the new! overland route which the Japanese are attempting to open up across South China: Already Japanese spokesmen are preparing their public for this contingency by emphasizing anew the importance of the Japan-Manchukuo-China economic bloc as the real foundation of the Japanese war effort.

A Crippling Loss

Japan's war potentialities will be seriously crippled, however, if it is deprived of the oil and rubber of the Indies, and the copper of the Philippines, In these three vital materials, the northern bloc is critically deficient. Nor is it likely that adequate quantities can be shipped north over the tenuous lines of com- . munications which will be at Japan's disposal after the fall of the Philippines. Invariably, when ‘Japan is in danger of losing one of its ill-gotten possessions, it begins making rosy promises to the threatened terrie tory in hope of enlisting the maximum co-operation from its subject people. That was the case with Burma and the Philippines. More recehitly it happened with the Dutch East Indies,

Koiso Makes Promise

Premier Kuniaki Koiso's promise in the diet that the East Indies would “in the future” be granted independence, would have been

naval attache in Lisbon. Grace was to be paid $500 a month and had $2500 advanced in cash when she left Lisbon. . ’ She had been taught how to gather vital information and communicate it, use of secret inks, micro-photography. She also learned the technique of arranging a lecture tour so she could get around the She was 32, had been beautiful and was still magnetic. She was a descendant of French nobility and an heir to one of Canada's greatest fortunes. She was born in Toronto, educated in France, lived in England and Budapest,

U. 8. Alds Listed

Grace looked like a natural for U. S. espionage work, when she met Vassar graduate Sari de Hajek in Budapest and was persuaded to take up this dangerous job. Sari de Hajek and her husband had already spied for Hitler in this country; de Hajek had been deported from Detroit May 27, 1941, Sari, a Hungarian, had been a Vassar exchange student and had lectured and demonstrated Hungarian dances nere. She gave Grace BfichananDineen an indexed address book of 200 prominent U, Si: men and women. Grace was to get in touch with these Americans, who would give her entree into the right circles for information gathering. But at her first New York parties, Grace asked too pointed questions. Patriotic citizens noticed. The FBI heard of her as a mysterious “Miss

Brown.” One month later this]

brand new German espionage agent threw up her manicyred hands and went over to the G-men; for nearly two years she continued her operations under FBI supervision, and all-information reported to her and forwarded to her Nazi supervisors cleared through G-men and army and navy intelligence services. Grace had been instructed to concentrate on locations of munitions and airplane factories, their -ptroduction and personnel; location of military camps and naval bases; helium, convoys, exportation of medical supplies,

FBI Gels Evidence

She went from New York to Detroit, with FBI keeping an eye on her. She wrote a letter to an address that had been used by spies in the New York Ludwig ring; also, FBI scientists identified all communication directed to her from Lisbon as having been written by the author of other letters to known German espionage agents, The FBI

surprising had it not been obvious caught up with her, and she was

to just about everyone that the days of Japan's hold on the islands were numbered, anyway. Promises are cheap and also can be useful. The Japanese have declared national conscription in populous Java, Koiso's promise is now being waved in front of the people as justification for the wholesale dragooning of manpower for labor and other purposes. The Indonesians are not accustomed to this sort of thing. If the Indonesians could consult their fellow vassals in Burma, Thailand and the Philippines, each of ‘which is enjoying a. phony brand of self-rule, they would probably learn something to their advantage.

Freedom's a Farce In Burma especially, there is an

through before she started. But Grace kept on operating and enlisted recruits, including a Detroit Y. W. C. A. secretary, Mrs, Theresa Behrens, and a Detroit doctor, Dr. Fred W. Thomas. Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Behrens already had been proNazi. The doctor helped Grace get materials for compounding secret inks, gave her information extracted from his patients, Mrs. Behrens introduced her to other volunteers and agreed to help finance her spy activities, Unlucky Grace had to keep on operating under FBI surveillance, drawing others into the net with her. FBI made her play this phony espionage game until it was played out. Then she was arrested with others in her ring, Even FBI was a little surprised,

increasing influx of Japanese ad-|

considering the length of time

visers and continued economic de-' Grace had worked with G-men, terioration has made the so-called | when a Detroit judge gave this Nazi

freedom a farce.

Probably the biggest shock dealt] out this year to Japan's unhappy family of subject nations was the! announcement, that they weuld be | obliged to contribute 18,000,000.500) yen (roughly $5.000,000,000 at the official rate of exchange) to Japan's war budget for the present fiscal year, This represents an 80 per; cent Increase over last year's| assessment. | Needless to say, no objections will b# heard, even from the “in-| dependent” nations,

283 I. U. STUDENTS AWARDED DEGREES Degrees. were awarded to 283 In“diana university students by the board of trustees. recently, They finished their work at the end of the summer semester and participated in the April commencement.

Indianapolis students are:

Robert H. Cusack, Rolf Hayn, Martha L. Hofmann, Barbara J. Ketcham. Azilee Kimbrew, Margaret M. Kime, Joanne L.| Mumford, Dorothy J. Taylor, Barbara A. Knox, Duke E Hanna Jr, Charlotte L Mazzini, Norman W. Weinstein, John D White, Mary B. Cain, Virginia R. Sims. | Elder W, Diggs, Ear]! Donaldson, Julia M

Winings, Della 8. Bogue. Eleanor E. Cook

Mary J Edwards Marsha J. Sims Audrey |

spy 12 years in prison. 2 Hoosiers Wait For Reassignment

TWO INDIANAPOLIS soldiers with a total of almost four years overseas between them are at the army ground and service forces redistribution station, Miami Beach, Fla, for reassignment and

j a third has been there and is now

at Camp Atterbury. Pvt. Sammy Abraham, brother of Abe Abraham, 219 Blue Ridge rd., was in the European theater for 29 months as a machine gunner. Sgt. David Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Johnson, 3241 Central ave, was in Italy for 18 months as -a squad leader and wears the purple heart for wounds, : Pvt, Dale E. Pike, son of Mrs, Mabel Pike, 2222 Guilford ave, served in Italy for 18 months as a rifleman ‘and is.now at Camp Atterbury. :

ACTON O. E. S. TO MEET Acton Eastern Star chapter will

F. Stone, Robert D Carey, Herbert w.|hold a friend's night at- 8 p. m.

Phillips, William B. Reid 31° Mrs, Esther € Segal and Howard L. Hunter, “Beech Groxe.-

tFriday. in the Masonic hall there. {Degrees will be conferred. :

Local Twin Soldiers Meet - For First Time in 3 Years

The twin sons of Mr, and Mrs. John McKee, 620 E. 25th st., both of whom are in service, met for the “first time in three years recently. The two boys, who are 27. were born here and both graduated from Technical high school. T. 5th Gr. James L. McKee returned to this country last’ April “after 26 months in the South Pacific but didn't see his brother, MM. 1-c John-E. McKee, until so came - home on furlough, - i : James ‘went Soaoush five ‘major _ engagements the medics on New Guinea, New ‘Britain and: the Admiralty islands before being re-

turned here as a patient suffering i RASA PY

{from combat fatigue. His unit w |awarded the presidential citation for their work in the Adm’ralties. | James, who worked for Hooks [drugstores before going in the army lin April, 1941, trained as a surgical assistant at Ft. Houston, Tex, .before going overseas, * He is now stationed -at the post surgeon's office {at Camp Atterbury. | John, who worked for the Ideal {Engineering Co. before going in the navy two years ago, has been sta(tioned ‘at the naval air station, Clinton, Okla, since he comple boot training at Great Lakes. wife, Mrs. Mary Sayre, Okla.

McKee lives in|

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