Show u. u S. S Studies Action of Nazi Consul in Spy Case May File Complaints Against Reich Officials LOS ANGELES July 9 INS INS INS- Presaging still further sensations United States Attorney William Fleet Palmer Tuesday was preparing preparing preparing ing what he called plenty of new material for presentation at the federal grand jury inquiry Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day into the reaching far-reaching case of Dr Herbert Hoehne 29 of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many charged with failing falling to regIster register register reg reg- ister as a foreign agent with the state department Meanwhile Palmer indicated he heIs heIs heis is seeking the advice of his superiors superiors superiors supe supe- in Washington on whether to take action against Captain Fritz German consul general general general gen gen- eral at San Francisco and Chancellor Chancellor Chancellor Chan Chan- Herman Loeper of the San Francisco German consulate Remains In Its Jail Pending the hearing Hoehne remained remained re re- re- re in jail in lieu of bond which United States Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- David B. B Head refused to lower at a sensation-laden sensation session Monday Commissioner Head declared that if evidence offered by the government government government govern govern- ment is substantiated he would recommend that the United States attorney file a complaint against Captain close close friend of Adolf Hitler Hitler and and Chancellor Loeper charging conspiracy to violate violate violate vio vio- vio- vio late the new federal law requiring the registration of foreign agents And while officials continued to remain silent rumors circulated about the federal building that documents found in Hoehne's possession possession possession pos pos- session by men G-men who arrested him himIn himin himin in Los Angeles recently contained instructions written in German for destruction by fire in case of eventualities of oil refineries and military objectives in Central and I South America Parallels Arrest It also was pointed out that Hoehne's presence in the Americas paralleled the arrival and arrest of Emil Wolff three e days ago at Balboa Canal Zone The names of and his aid entered the case when the federal commissioner introduced a aletter aletter aletter letter written on consulate general stationery signed by Loeper in which immunity from search was demanded for three small packages packages packages pack pack- ages containing diplomatic mail from the foreign office in Berlin the alleged German agent was carrying car car- Rejects Contention Head rejected the contention of Attorney H. H A. A Gebhardt Hoehne's counsel that the letter made Dr Hoehne a diplomatic courier and therefore immune to arrest The commissioner charged that and Loeper had stepped out I f f their roles as consular consular consular con con- sular officials in commissioning Dr Hoehne to carry the docu docu- ments Meanwhile in San i Francisco maintained that he did not know the contents of letters and packages that his office gave I Dr Herbert Hoehne WASHINGTON July 9 INS INS INS- I The justice department has as assumed assumed as- as I full charge of the Investigation investigation investigation gation into alleged violation of American law by nazi agents in California Secretary of State Hun Hull Hunsaid said Tuesday The secretary declined to comment comment comment com com- ment on the arrest of Dr Herbert HerbertH H H. Hoehne a German secret I courier Hull indicated however that the I state department was taking an interest in the case Asked about the recently announced announced announced an an- federal investigation of the undercover propaganda activities activities activities ties of German and Italian consulates consulates consulates con con- Hull said it was still continuing con con- He declined to comment on anything that had been devel devel- |