TO: LT COL OLSEN, OSS/DET66

FROM: CPT. JIMMY DOON-GREEN

DATE: 24 MAY 1944

RE: STATUS REPORT FOR BARANSKY, STIEDEL, & WESTCOTE-KERN

On the morning of May 19th, 1944, I made contact with AWOL D66 agent Laszlo Baransky. At present he is in London and assisting MI-5/20 with a case of some urgency (code-name: "Rise and Shine"). It is at the request of both Baransky and London that I am filing this report. Following is the debriefing:

Baransky explained in his fashion that his flight to Europe was due to emotional distress, and his intent was to find Charles Westcote-Kern. He reports that he was aware of the D66 team in France pursuing Dr. Heinrich Messinger (see "Operation: Balloon-Buster"), but was unable to make contact with us at that time. Following the flight of the zeppelin, however, Baransky was able to locate Paperclip agent Konrad Steidel where he had fallen in a farmer's field outside a village near Avignon. Steidel was still alive- barely. He had heavy lacerations on his face and back, compound fractures in both legs and left arm, his left femur was exposed and was extremely pale from loss of blood and hypothermia. Steidel was semi-conscious and feverish when Baransky found him. Apparently, he had also (mercifully) broken his back and could not feel nor move his body below his neck.

Baransky reports that Steidel recognized him almost immediately and became remarkably lucid. Steidel said he had important information regarding Kern, who had apparently been gloating during the fall from the zeppelin. Baransky committed Steidel's last words to memory, and I repeat them here:

"Kern... Kern... He laughed as we fell . I had him by the throat - he said if we thought his toy Zeppelin was bad just wait to see what would visit the U.S. from across the ocean. He said he was delivering a present to a little yellow friend in Manchukuo after this who shared his view of humanity. He started cackling hysterically . 'When? When?!' I shouted at him . He just laughed and laughed as we fell and struggled. Then Senes swept down and grabbed us both. He ripped me away from Kern and broke his neck. 'Herr Doctor enjoys his gloating too much.' He smiled at me. 'Goodbye Hauptmann Stiedel.' and he threw me towards the ground. Remember this, Baransky. Remember this! and please, grant me mercy."

It should be noted that Baransky granted Steidel's request and stripped his personal effects, which I am forwarding to Washington. Baransky also searched for and found the body of Dr. Charles Westcote-Kern. It was hanging impaled in a tree approximately 6 meters above the ground. His neck had been broken as Stiedel said. Of Otto Senes there was no sign.

Baransky stated that he intends to continue his work "with or without the agency", but is not willing to return to the U.S. at this time. For the record, I did not inform him about the appearance of "Sasha" during the Zeppelin mission, who claimed to be Baransky's lover Sarolta Jemnitz. Please advise with further instructions regarding this situation.

Sincerely,

Capt. Jimmy Doon-Green

Thorpe-Abbots, England