Features
- CD-ROM: 955 pages
- Published by: Paperless Archives 2008
- ASIN: B001DL4RHC
Product Description
955 pages of DOJ, FBI, Department of State, CIA, and CIC files covering Klaus Barbie, archived on CD-ROM
Highlights:
808 pages of Department of Justice files.
In 1983, a 240-page report which was the U.S. government's first examination of the role that the Counter Intelligence Corps played in postwar Europe. The report on Klaus Barbie found that U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps officers had employed him, protected him from extradition to France where he was wanted for war crimes, and organized his escape to South America.
A CIC memo contains details of Barbie's 1946 escape from custody. A memo describes Barbie's alleged activities in the 1946-47 period, including his travels in Germany, his contacts with various Germans and his alleged involvement in a jewel theft and the black market. A copy of an Allied Control Authority Central Registry of War Criminal and Security Suspects want list naming Klaus Barbie as wanted by France for murder.
A CIC memo shows that in December 1950, the 66th CIC Headquarters learned about the rat line operation. It states, "The 430th CIC Detachment has been operating what they term a 'Ratline' evacuation system to Central and South America without serious repercussions during the past three years. At the cost of approximately $1,000 each adult, 430th CIC is transferring evacuees to Italy where they are provided with legal documentation obtained through devious means there."
A CIC memo accounts the arrangements made for a final visit by Barbie's mother to see him before he left for South America.
Copies of forged travel documents secured for Barbie's escape.
The disc contains a text transcript of all recognizable text embedded into the graphic image of each page of each document, creating a searchable finding aid. Text searches can be done across all files on the disc.
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