The lacunae in my old school history books

[Jan Klimkowski]

Excerpt from:

THE HIDDEN ROLE OF CONSPIRACY

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1943-1990

by L. FLETCHER PROUTY, March 1993

(snip)

When we arrived in Cairo, there were a number of buses there for these extra men. We learned from the POW's that they were Nazis and Pro- Nazi Rumanians who had been working on Anti-Soviet intelligence for the Germans. They were recruited by the OSS for future use, after the German surrender, to provide valuable intelligence about the Soviets and the East European regions of the Balkans.

This was astounding. As far as I know this was the first act of its kind, i.e. pro-Nazi and anti-Communist of that period. It was the first step into the Cold War that followed almost immediately after the surrender of the Germans, and while we were still active partners of the Soviets.

We now know that a large number of Nazi intelligence agents were selected from many parts of Germany. Knowledge of these contacts spread to the highest offices of the Nazi government coalescing those who would break with Hitler. This OSS action created an inner circle of "favored" Nazis, and began a new movement within Germany designed to separate the alliance between the British and Americans with the Soviets."

And so Gehlen Org and Gladio were birthed....