 This is your FBI This is your FBI the official broadcast from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tonight the subject of our FBI file Espionage its title the Saboteurs The FBI file chosen for tonight Concerns a case which goes back to World War two By presidential order two years before Pearl Harbor The Federal Bureau of Investigation was named the official clearinghouse for all reports of suspected sabotage and espionage In one single day during the conflict over 2,500 such reports were received each one of them had to be checked separately Tonight's case will serve to remind you that special agents of the FBI have now had vast Experience combating all the tricks and stratagems of spies traitors and saboteurs in the present emergency Whether it be enemy agents from without or fifth columnists from within you may be sure that your FBI is ready Nights file opens just off the Atlantic coast late one night during the war a Small crescent moon throws a dim light on the ocean Just enough so four men in a small rubber boat can see where they're going Enough light to so those not rowing can wave farewell to the U-boat. They have just left Admiral Dernitz has carried out his assignment He has brought four saboteurs to this country. The rest is up to them Now the rubber boat reaches the shore Four men jump out and sailors from the U-boat return to the submarine On the beach the men take shovels and dig In a few minutes enough of a hold has been made The equipment the saboteurs have brought is buried That job finished the leader of the group gathers them together and says I'll do low slide in the upper instruction and fits the house Those words began the careers of four Nazi saboteurs in the United States and the biggest manhunt in the history of your FBI Later as dawn was breaking over the ocean other men were busy on that same sandy stretch of beach Coast guardsman local defense authorities police and FBI personnel as special agent Jim Taylor made his way toward a group of busy men He met agent Paul Austin Hello Paul. Oh hi, Jim you on this thing too. Yeah, they always told me to check with you What's up some Nazis have made a landing oh when we're on midnight What's everybody huddled over there for we uncover the cash where they bury their equipment off? They came well prepared so far. We've come up with $40,000 in cash guns Exposives bombs cameras detonators and timing devices. That's quite a load And if they buried this much no telling what they carried away with Well, how many came ashore we're not sure Jim they were only spotted by one person He got close enough to give us any description Yeah, he went over our files at the office and picked out the picture of somebody named Otto Miller Miller He was in Bund activities here before the war two years ago. He went back to Germany Oh, we've got full information on it. How about that picture you mentioned the office as copies on the way by message Fine the minute we get them. Let's check these houses along the beach The following afternoon at the nearby FBI field office agents and charge Walker is at his desk when Send for me mr. Walker. Yes. Come in Taylor. Thank you. Still nothing to report on the saboteurs, sir Didn't anyone see them leaving the beach area now, sir And we haven't picked up the beginning of a trail on Otto Miller finish checking hotels yet Yes, sir an hour ago. We're still working on rooming houses and furnished apartments among the things we found buried on the beach Was a handkerchief I sent for you because the lab just sent through a report of it These names and addresses showed up when the handkerchief was put under ultraviolet. All right, sir. I'll check our files. That's been done They're all Nazi sympathizers put them under surveillance. No questioning. No, we only want them watched now We're hoping they'll be contacted by the saboteurs, mr. Walker. We don't know what any of them looks like. That's why we've got to find Otto Miller Let's see Miller's file shows that he frequented this German beer garden. It's here in the list, but pardon me Taylor Walker You have fine Yes, right now. Thanks Miller's been located where the rooming house at 83 Hudson Street using the name Mitchell get right over there come in I thought it was I'm afraid you've made a mistake. My name is Mitchell Mine's Taylor Special agent the FBI here are my credentials What can I do for you give me some information anything I can do I'll do fine I'd like to learn something of your activities such as Where you were before you moved here? Live in the country for two years. You see I've been sick now. I'm well, and I've come back to find work You know for someone who's been sick. You don't take very good care of yourself. What do you mean? Going for midnight walks along the beach after that storm. We had you yesterday. I don't know what you're talking about Your picture was identified as having been at Crest Harbor last night. You're mistaken, sir. We found the equipment you buried Now why not just tell us a story I repeat you're mistaken, sir You just sent a suit out to be cleaned. Yes, that's right. Well, I took the liberty of examining it There was sand in the cuffs. That's not possible. That's a new suit. I bought it yesterday. Oh, where? In a store on Broadway Look, do you think I'm a Nazi? I think you came ashore last night from a U-boat, but I just mentioned a big storm here yesterday You didn't contradict me There was no storm You say you haven't been near the beach, but I find sand in your pants cuffs You also told me you bought the suit yesterday. I did. Well, that's impossible There's a wartime measure. They don't make pants with cuffs anymore Now let's go back and start over Miller and this time I want the names of the men who landed with you Oh Here's the pet shop Paul should we move in? Yeah Jim there's collards in back by the parakeets. Yeah, normal college. You're under arrest Manheim's not showing today Jim. I'll stay here. We'll all go call the office. Maybe they picked up gallant's in at the beer hall Okay, I'll check it. Wait a minute. There he is. Yeah, I see him get the wand ready All right, man. I'm your under arrest Oh There's gelatin at the bar. No, he just came in the back door. Come on Paul. This means we've got all four up Have a chair Taylor. Thank you, sir. Where's Austin? He's finishing the report. I Just wanted you both to know the director sent through a note commending every agent who's been working on the Savitar case. Thank you, sir Are you doing with Miller? He's still talking. We're putting his entire statement in writing for his signature There's one thing we never did find. What's that the objective they had? Well, there was more than one Miller gave me the list They were headed for the TV a project all plants of aluminum corporation of America. Wait a minute. I've got the list here on my desk The cryolite plant at Philadelphia the Chesapeake in Ohio Railroad the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot at Newark The Hellgate Bridge the Ohio River locks between Cincinnati and St. Louis and the horseshoe curve of the Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona quite a schedule They had any spare time. They were also to place time bombs in railroad lockers and crowded department stores just to keep in practice Yes What were you taking off when this broke the auto ring case here Austin to that's right, sir All right with the report on this one's finished. You can both go back to work Pardon me get a sure Walker That's right He didn't have you asked him where I See yes, I'll be here right Never mind the auto ring Taylor. You're still on saboteurs another case break the same one But we caught all four sir. I don't Miller just talked again. There's another you boat on the way And I'm back to the FBI file the saboteurs Tonight's program inevitably brings up one question If this nation should again become engaged in all-out war are we now better prepared to cope with spies and saboteurs? The answer is yes Industrial plants have not forgotten how to apply the protective measures. They learned in World War two and Throughout the past five years of uneasy peace Your FBI has never for one moment let down its guard Has never ceased to take every possible precaution against the enemy within our gates In today's emergency The men of your FBI again call on you the people to give your full cooperation To help make America spy proof and sabotage proof If the nature of your work means that you possess any secret or vital information Keep it to yourself If you work in a defense plant don't talk about your job in public places If you see or hear anything suspicious, don't try to investigate it yourself Check page one of your phone book for the number then call the nearest field office of your FBI Tonight's file continues in agent-in-charge walkers office as he and special agent Taylor re-interview saboteur Otto Miller Miller you say the other you boat is due to land any day. They could be here already But you don't know where they're hitting the coastline. No, how many other in this group? Four men, but you can only identify a three. Yes, Mr. Walker spores. I lay out our pictures again point. All right, David Hey, you're gonna this one. I'm sure is with them Grove they call them. We've got his name is Leopold Queen's and he I know is along Dudley That's well more Duncan and Bell here He's in our files as a Burgin mr. Walker. Oh Miller take a look at these crew shots. See if the fourth man is there. Hey, well Say this is the man this one for the mustache. Yes, what name did he use? Webster what job do you have? He was a leader like me According to the note on back of this picture. We've got no file on the man is Webster's real name. I never knew Mr. Walker. Yes, they gave Miller here the name Mitchell as an alias. They changed Green's name to Grove Duncan to Dudley Burgand to Bell first two letters always remain the same Now if you stayed with that system Webster's real name might begin with WE Miller does that give you any idea? WE No, I still don't know Taylor get out of phone books read names starting with WE You stop him Miller if he hits the right one What's his name weeks? No weird and no whether be more German Weber no while No use. Let's keep going Miller if it's not in this book. We'll try the next Webly no Wexler Wexler wait is that it? No, it's not all right. Let's get back to the list We'd burn no wife. No what so wet? That's it. Mr. Taylor. That's his name After learning the names of the new group of potential saboteurs The entire facilities of the FBI were mobilized for the most extensive manhunt it ever conducted It was learned that the second submarine had landed men in Jacksonville, Florida Several days after receiving this information in agent Walker's office Taylor We just got a teletype two of the new group have been apprehended which one sir Herman Bergen and Leopold Green Oh, it's too down to to go you're getting any lead on Wilmer Dunklin. Oh, sir. What about what so well? I just heard from Washington. They have no record on anyone named what so being a Nazi sympathizer Walker Yes, this is the agent in charge That's right What name did you say I? Say Yes, I'll be here. Goodbye You don't have to search for Wilmer Dunklin. That was he on the phone What you called to find out if he could come in and see me why says he's got something to talk to me about So he has you'll be here in a half an hour. Go to Jenkins desk and stay close to the intercom. I'll call you later Good afternoon, Mr. Dunklin. What can I do for you? I have a matter to straighten out All right, I returned to the city yesterday and when I called the rooming house where I used to live the landlady said an FBI Agent had been see me. He wanted to know why I didn't report for my draft board examination. Yes, Mr. Dunklin, we check on those things. I'm not a draft dodger Law says you must notify the draft board of any change of address. Oh, I thought Well, I thought that only meant if you move someplace in this country. Have you been away? Yes to Mexico What made you come back? I got a letter last month from a friend who lives here He's starting a garage wants me to work for him. I see he doesn't want to give me the job though So he sees my card from the draft board. They said to see you before they'd give me a card Well, what is the number of your draft board? 28 I'll notify them immediately that you contacted us anything else No, no, that's all. Thank you, Mr. Walker Thank you very much Dunklin's just leaving my office Taylor. I want you and Austin to keep them under 24 hour watch Good luck yet, Mr. Walker. Has Dunklin shown any sign of getting in touch with Wetzel? Well, I'm not sure sir at 855 last night. He took a cab to the railroad station He asked the information clerk what time the next train was doing from Florida That's where the other saboteurs landed. Yes, sir. I know but if you went there to meet Wetzel He was disappointed after the train unloaded he left alone where'd he go back to his room Maybe he called Wetzel from there. He's got no phone in his room sir. There's a pay station in the hall But he didn't use that Taylor. We've got to find Wetzel. He's the leader. He can operate alone Do you want us to arrest Dunklin and question him? Does he suspect he's under surveillance? So he hasn't given any indication of it and let him go anywhere He pleases as long as you two are watching him Paul if we have to follow Dunklin into another movie today, I'm gonna Boy, I thought he was gonna make a break for that bus. Yeah Damn you suppose there's anything behind all this movie going. I doubt it Cutting down 48th Street. Yeah, come on. We better move up a little. He's looking at his watch an awful lot, isn't he? Sure is You know, maybe he's got a date There he goes into that bar That's no Nazi hangout. You know the place. Yeah, by reputation. Shall we go in together? Sure. Come on Go ahead. Right. Dunklin's getting some change heading to the phone booth. There's no door on that phone. Yeah, I see Look, there's a cigarette machine. Let's get down there You got a dime on you Jim. I think so. Let's see Hello, Mr. Wetzel there Yeah, yeah, thanks. What's that? A thing? No, no message Well Paul Wetzel's in town or do Stopping at the bar. Yeah, grab your cigarettes. We'll pick him up again. I'll serve All I'm gonna call is he made yesterday and today y'all More at least 15 looking at his watch again. He's do been about an hour and a half between calls You can only learn where he's calling Wetzel. I Like to get the booth next to him when he calls again There he goes into that rest and stay on his heels. I'm gonna get inside. I'll head straight for the phone Okay, look all three forms were empty. I'll get down there ahead of it Yeah, this time we talked to him and don't turn around you just sat on the table behind you Yeah, good. He's looking at the menu. So I guess I'll eat stay by this booth and keep an eye on him I'll be back as quick as I can Yeah, I just went to the corner call the office why didn't you call from here? I didn't want to take a chance on duckling coming back and overhearing me Yeah, I told the SAC about his calling Wetzel at bridge three one four two five How did you get the number counting the clicks each time he died? Oh, yeah, good Where is that bridge number the office is checking now. Let's hope it works. I will know pretty soon Oh, I give the office the number in the sport there Duncan's ordered the full dinner He's only on the soup. So we got some time good remind me to Any new instructions on arresting it? No, I got a gym. Okay. Hello. Yes, it is. Oh, you have good right here in front of me All right, thanks that thing work Jim number turned out to be a rooming house Wetzel's on his way to the county jail fine Come on for mr. Duncan. Yeah But I don't know you we know you Here's a warrant with your name on it You're under arrest All of the saboteurs were tried before a military commission and convicted one received life imprisonment 130 years imprisonment in a federal penitentiary and the other six were executed and Thus the Federal Bureau of Investigation faced and met its greatest wartime challenge The abysmal failure of the first attempts to land saboteurs in America Caused a change in German plans From documents captured after the war It was learned that the Nazi High Command intended to land a group from a U-boat every six weeks Only two more were ever dispatched They landed in Maine in November 1944 and like the men in these first two groups were captured before they had a chance to do any damage their utter failure in World War two is a source of gratification as Is the fact that not one single case of enemy directed saboteurs came to light during all those war years? However, your FBI realizes that future saboteurs will not be apprehended by a reputation But only by the same methods which worked before Hard work long hours and most important citizen cooperation Incidents used into night's broadcast are adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation However, all names used are fictitious and any similarity thereof to the names of places or persons living or dead is Accidental this is your FBI is a Jerry divine production