The Fellowship bc-2

by William Tyree

  PART III

  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

  CLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM

  TO: Deputy Director, FBI (100-428091)

  FROM: SAC JC Wilson

  SUBJECT: INTERNAL SECURITY

  There are enclosed herewith to the Bureau three copies, and to the New York Division one copy, of a report received from CG 5724-S* on February 9, 1943. This report deals with the findings of a three-day debriefing of SS Unterscharfuhrer Sebastian Wolf, who surrendered himself to American authorities at the Vatican in January 1943 after capture by an unidentified group (possibly Vatican Intelligence or an affiliated insurgent organization).

  Debriefing began on Vatican premises on January 3, 1943. Post-debriefing, Subject was originally scheduled for transfer to POW farm labor camp in Murdoch, Nebraska. Request for transfer to Washington D.C. was granted on grounds that subject possessed unusually candid details about high-ranking Nazi government leaders and operations. Debrief continued in Washington D.C. on February 18 after Mr. Wolf was successfully evacuated to Spain en route to the United States. The following report includes relevant military details under consideration by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Army Air Corps.

  3 — Bureau

  1 — New York

  1 — Chicago

  SYNOPSIS OF MILITARY INFORMATION HEREIN

  Summary follows. Details copied to Army Air Corps for possible use in Strategic Operations.

  Sebastian Wolf drafted at age 15 from the Reich School, a top Nazi political training academy in Feldafing, Germany. Subject detailed names and locations of instructors and locations of 12 additional “Hitler Schools.”

  Subject named 26 SS officers and 142 Ahnenerbe members, including highly detailed information regarding duties, ranks, and physical descriptions.

  Subject reports food rationing in Germany to a greater degree than previously believed. Confirms reports of poor harvest previous year.

  Subject reports Hitler Youth seen near anti-aircraft batteries in central Munich and various points in Brenner Pass (Alps) to protect key rail lines.

  Subject denies knowledge of camps imprisoning ethnic minorities but claims to have known Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau Camp near Munich and personally witnessed Jehovah’s Witness labor camp inmates working near Wewelsburg.

  Claims aircraft engine factory operational within old BMW plant (Munich) and detailed locations of six additional munitions plants near Frankfurt.

  Confirmed existence of “breeding” programs to encourage population growth among ethnically desirable couples. Claims mother worked at one such camp (possible contact).

  VALUE ANALYSIS

  Opinion of intelligence value: HIGH/SUSPECT

  Sebastian Wolf conveys an unusually high degree of potentially valuable internal SS/Ahnenerbe operational information. Subject appears both highly intelligent and highly charismatic, although given to occasional erratic behavior, perhaps as a symptom of battle fatigue. However, value of information is unusually detailed in relation to subject’s seniority, calling into question validity of claims. Subject explained this by citing high casualty rate on multiple war fronts, apparently depleting draft pool, along with elite status of political institution attended.

  In addition, subject’s outlandish claims about occult rituals within the Nazi party are also suspect.

  Subject repeatedly asked if meeting with Nobel Prize winner Karl Landsteiner could be arranged upon arrival in U.S. Wanted to discuss unnamed subjects relating to “blood sciences” and “D-N-A.”

  Subject left the Vatican under duress. Demanded access to unnamed “Holy Relic” before acquiescing to evacuation demands on January 8, 1943.

  RECOMMENDATION

  Wolf is only existing POW claiming to have personally worked with Heinrich Himmler since invasion of Poland in 1938. If sane, ongoing insight highly valuable for duration of war.

  Recommend admit to federal facility in D.C. area for psychiatric evaluation. Further decision pending outcome of diagnosis.

  62-43899-7789

  MEMORANDUM TO

  ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FBI

  SUBJECT: Sebastian Wolf Escape

  On March 17, 1943 POW Sebastian Wolf (see CG 5724-S*) escaped from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, D.C. where he had been under psychiatric evaluation after intelligence debriefing.

  Agents surveilling suspected Nazi sympathizers and other subversive organizations in surrounding area were put on notice. There were no contact reports.

  On March 23, Mr. Wolf was apprehended at the Rockefeller Institute laboratory in New York. Police report Mr. Wolf appeared at the Institute demanding to see Karl Landsteiner, a blood science specialist who won a Nobel Prize in 1930. Mr. Landsteiner is Professor Emeritus at the Rockefeller Institute and spoke with Mr. Wolf briefly before excusing himself to call police.

  Landsteiner claims not to know Wolf. His statement that he left Europe prior to Wolf’s birth checks out.

  Landsteiner claimed Wolf alarmed him when he said that he had recently been in Wewelsburg, Germany with Dr. Gustav Hahn, who was one of Landsteiner’s professional rivals in Germany. Hahn is a known anti-Semite whom Wolf had previously linked to a “Blood Science Research Group” that reports personally to Heinrich Himmler and other high-ranking Nazi figures.

  Landsteiner said he then excused himself to phone the police. His assistant, John Hafner, said the following: “He told me that Dr. Hahn and others had completed research demonstrating that ethnic identity could be identified by blood analysis and, in the near future, would be identifiable through DNA analysis. He said the purpose of his visit was to get Landsteiner’s professional opinion on whether this science could be applied to other kinds of research. I told him that we were not interested in Nazi research, especially as it related to racial matters.”

  Wolf was returned to federal custody pending further investigation and psychiatric analysis.

  It is requested that you advise me at your earliest convenience as to whether further investigation of this individual’s knowledge of contemporary German medical theory, or Professor Landsteiner’s, as it corresponds to the war effort, should be investigated by the Bureau.

  C.E. Longsmith

  Special Agent in Charge

  Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, New York

  62-43899-7789

  Office of Strategic Services

  Official Memo

  CLASSIFIED

  DATE: April 2, 1945

  TO: Office of the Secretary of War

  SUBJECT: Operation Paperclip

  This is a formal request on behalf of the OSS for the immediate and undivided services of POW Sebastian Wolf (see CG 5724-S*).

  Given the American advance on the Rhineland, and the Russian advance in the east, the OSS has concluded that simultaneous occupation of German territory by both American and Soviet forces is inevitable. Of chief concern is the acquisition of German scientific and engineering knowledge, especially related to rocket science knowledge and hardware; jet aircraft design and hardware; nuclear fission science and materials; cryptography research and decoding devices; and certain medical and biological research and advancements, especially relating to genetics, breeding and biological weaponry.

  The OSS’s goal is to ensure that such knowledge is acquired and owned wholly by the United States. Therefore, the OSS is proceeding with Operation Paperclip immediately.

  It is the belief of the OSS that Mr. Wolf’s background could be leveraged to help establish relationships with members of the German scientific community. It is our understanding that Mr. Wolf has been cleared psychologically and is not considered a security threat.

  Please advise me immediately as to Mr. Wolf’s whereabouts so that he can be activated and deployed.

  Sincerely

  James McAvoy Wyeth, Deputy Director

  Office of Strategic Services

  CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP<
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  CLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM

  February 06, 1946

  SUBJECT: Consultancy for Sebastian Wolf

  This is a formal request to grant political asylum for Sebastian Wolf (see CG 5724-S*) and install him as a temporary paid consultant to the newly formed Central Intelligence Group as agents monitor the Soviet Zone of occupied Germany.

  As previously discussed, Mr. Wolf has repeatedly provided valuable intelligence information despite original fears that he suffered from delusions as a result of battle fatigue. The fact remains that the majority of Mr. Wolf’s claims made upon capture have since been confirmed by the War Department/OSS.

  Mr. Wolf has been invaluable to efforts to import German scientific knowledge, including human resources, to the United States, in some cases acting as chief translator/liaison. Furthermore, since the occupation, Mr. Wolf has helped authorities find and recapture confiscated treasure from former Nazi Germany, including artwork and jewels. This includes several paintings now hanging in federal buildings.

  Given his cooperation with the United States since his capture, it is the opinion of this office that Mr. Wolf would be in mortal danger if repatriated to Germany.

  If permitted to remain in the United States, Mr. Wolf intends to fulfill any request of service to the Central Intelligence Group before pursuing a career as an Episcopal priest.

  Please advise at your earliest convenience.

  UPDATE TO FILE 62-43899-7789

  CLASSIFIED AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

  Date: Friday, November 19, 1973 — 9:04am — 9:39am

  Participants: ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›, Sebastian Wolf

  Location: ‹LOCATION WITHHELD›

  FIRST 3:12:35 RECORDING: INAUDIBLE

  3:12:36 PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: So I hear you’re a man of God and science. Do I have that right, Wolf?

  Wolf: It’s my personal belief that God has given us science so that we can better understand Him.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: No kidding. Galileo could’ve used a guy like you around in his day, know what I mean? Say, did you know that something like 25 percent of all American presidents have been Episcopalian?

  Wolf: I didn’t realize that, ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Mmm-hmmm. Very savvy political move switching to the Episcopals. Right in the sweet spot. Goes all the way back to Washington. Roosevelt. Oh and ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD› is one. Oh and ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD› is one. Even the head of the Republican National Committee — well you must know ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›. He’s one too I think.

  Wolf: Very interesting.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Do you think it would be a good move for me to convert?

  Wolf: Not necessarily, sir. I believe religion can get in the way of following Jesus.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Well that is an interesting thought. Good talk, this is. I like you. You impress me, Wolf. Look, you have a reputation as a man who is quite connected. I know ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD› is always over at Eden. You must have some great chow over there to get dinner guests like that.

  Wolf: [laughs] I think the conversation is the main attraction, sir.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Well I’ll buy that for a dollar. Yes sir, you are one connected guy. You even brought all those sons of bitches over from Germany that are running NASA now, didn’t you?

  Wolf: I did what I could to help.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Listen, Wolf, I was wondering if you could talk to to ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD› for me. Used to be you could count on him. Up to a certain point, I mean. But he’s blackmailing me, if you can believe that. Says he’s going to blow this whole thing if I don’t cooperate. You two obviously have a lot more in common than I do. I could frankly use your help.

  Wolf: I’d be happy to have the discussion. I think we can come to some sort of understanding.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Yeah. You call him. Good deal. Smooth it over, will you? Lord knows this is one tough job. You can’t imagine. They’re throwing the whole damned book at me but they don’t understand that this job requires a different set of rules.

  Wolf: Agreed. They don’t understand. The rules that apply to most men don’t apply to you. That is the nature of leadership.

  ‹IDENTITY WITHHELD›: Damn right it is. [unintelligable] What do you think God would say about this whole thing?

  Wolf: That you were chosen to lead. You cannot be bound by the same rules as those who are destined to follow.

  NEXT 18 MINUTES RECORDING: BLANK

  UPDATE TO FILE 62-43899-7789

  RE: Sebastian Wolf

  BY: Special Agent Will Hollis

  June 28, 2003

  This document summarizes an inquiry into a private estate, owned by Sebastian Wolf (aka “The Shepherd”), commonly called Eden and located at 9012 River Rd, Rockville MD.

  The inciting incident for the investigation was the publication of an article in Inside Washington magazine titled “The Country Club Cult that Rules Washington,” written by Mr. Nathan Drucker.

  BACKGROUND

  Prev. file on Wolf closed in 1946, at which time domestic surveillance ceased. From 1946 to 1952 Mr. Wolf was granted amnesty in the United States and provided ad hoc consulting services to the War Department/OSS/CIG/CIA regarding post-war occupation in Germany. Wolf was instrumental in helping to establish several covert scientific research projects staffed with former German scientists, and served as the unofficial primary liaison between the Federal government and the community. The result of these initiatives was the widescale import of German knowledge and talent into select American agencies.

  After this period Wolf became a U.S. citizen. He entered the Episcopalian priesthood and was thought to have gradually assimilated into mainstream life.

  However, the aforementioned article written by Mr. Nathan Drucker of Silver Springs, Maryland, alleges that Wolf currently exerts undue influence over a number of prominent American politicians and resulting domestic amp; foreign policy, possibly extending to government funding of technology research in the private sector.

  I conducted one in-person interview and one follow-up call with Drucker.

  Drucker is a career journalist. He seemed highly agitated and exhibited paranoid behavior during both interviews. Claimed he had lost “editorial approval” over the article bearing his name but that it was “basically factual.” Also indicated that he was conducting a personal investigation of Mr. Wolf’s personal empire, which he claimed exerted influence over leaders in several foreign countries including China, the UK, Germany, Italy and various African nations.

  Drucker alluded to threats to his personal safety as a result of the article’s publication.

  Drucker’s vehicle smelled of marijuana. A subsequent examination of his Silver Springs residence revealed large quantities of anti-anxiety medication clozapine, which is used to treat a variety of disorders, including schizophrenia.

  SUMMARY

  Not a credible threat to domestic security.

  No further action planned at this time.

  PART IV

  Palazzo Della Rovere

  Rome

  Blake Carver set the tablet computer aside and stood. The sun had set hours ago. He had finished Drucker’s manuscript, as well as the associated classified documents Speers had sent him, in one long sitting. His feet were tingly. His eyes hurt. He was famished.

  He went to the window, forcing himself to look at distant objects so as to retrain his vision. He focused his gaze on the dome of St Peter’s Basilica, and then on the lights of the Royal Palace. At night, the palace was an arresting vision of power and majesty.

  He tried to imagine how it would have looked in January 1943, when Sebastian Wolf had been imprisoned there. So much was unchanged. The architecture. The uniforms of the clergy and the Swiss Guard. But he would have also seen Italian police on horseback and plumes of steam rising from the animals’ mouths. And although the official occupation of Rome would not be
gin until later that year, he would have seen plenty of German patrols in the streets. The Nazis must have thought it only a matter of time before the long red and black swastika banners hung from the palace facade. Given, how quickly every prior nation had bent to their will, how could they not have imagined coming and going from the Vatican gates as they pleased? How could they not have imagined decorating their homes with art looted from the Vatican museums?

  A true monarchy operating for nearly two thousand uninterrupted years, with borderless influence over one billion followers worldwide. There had never been another earthly reign like it. And after reading a few chapters of Drucker’s manuscript, Carver was convinced that Preston’s killers meant to ensure it would endure for another two millennia.

  He went to Nico’s room, where his sidekick had fallen asleep with the lights on. “Wake up,” he said twice, but Nico didn’t stir. He picked up a glass of water on the nightstand and splashed it across Nico’s face.

  He shot up. “Dude, what is your problem?”

  “We have new information,” he said. “We need to regroup.”

  Nico flopped back down and pulled the covers over his head. “I need to sleep.”

  “The guy we got the information from died trying to give it to us.”

  Nico sat up. “Died? As in, he was murdered?”

  “Yes.” Carver didn’t want to get into Nathan Drucker’s life story, or how Ellis and Speers had managed to get their hands on his manuscript. There was no time for that.

  “Fine. Consider me up.”

  Carver retreated to his room at the far end of the suite and sat on the edge of the bed to reflect further on what he had learned. While digesting Drucker’s manuscript, he had grown increasingly suspicious of Father Thomas Callahan. It was now obvious that the priest’s contact in Vatican Intelligence, and the one who had asked him to find Sebastian Wolf, was none other than Wolf’s childhood frenemy, Heinz Lang.