APPENDIX A

Construction program, Western Area Command (WACOM), USAREUR,

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Assignment

Description

Report sub

mitted

1-17909-1.
I-17909-2..

1-17909-3..

I-17909-4.

1-17909-5.

I-17909-6..
I-17909-7.

I-17909--8

I-17909-9.

I-17909-10..

1-17909–11.

I-17909-12.. 1-17909-13.

I-17909–14.

I-17909-15.
I-17909-16.

Item 1..

Item 2..
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5...

Item 6..

American-financed housing project in West Germany.

Jan.

9, 1953 Preliminary report of investigation, activities of Robert E. Bower Do.

and Robert N. Kerns, re architectural and engineering and other

contracts, Rhein military post.
Preliminary report of investigation. Lt. Col. Fred Walters; irregu-

Do.
larities in awarding construction contracts.
Report of investigation of contract awards and management prac-

Do, tices incident to the construction program, WACOM: 1st interim report, award of architectural and engineering con- July 9, 1953

tracts to C & L. 2d interim report, irregular procurement and contract award Oct. 21, 1953

practices.
3d interim report, activities of Lt. Col. A. A. Eschbach, CE Nov, 27, 1953
4th interim report, irregular procurement and contract award Dec. 7, 19.53

practices on May 13 and 14, 1952.
5th interim report, overcharges resulting from changes to con- Feb. 2. 1954

tracts and from price rigging through cartel formations.
6th interim report, irregularities resulting from dereliction of Feb. 4, 1954

duty on the part of Col. George E. Pickett. Report of investigation reformier Sgt. Charles Arthur Parkhurst, ASN May 28, 1954

39989624, recently also known as John Alfred Smith, civilian. Report of investigation of contract awards and management practices July 1, 1954

incident to construction program (WACOM) (7th interim report,

S&V-free balances.
Report of investigation relative to Boris Krebs, Paris, France.

July 20, 1954
Report of investigation; dealings between K. G. Belt and R. E. Aug. 3, 1954

Beven, and Belt and Paul N. White.
Report of investigation; activities of Capt. John S. Crocker, CE, Jan. 18, 1955

ASN 0324889, area engineer officer.
Report of investigation into activities of Leonard F. Armbruster..-- Nov. 22, 1954
Telcon May 20, 1954:
Photostatic copies of CGA's and CGR's, CEL invoices, GOA, June 28, 1954

and GOI.
Info by Rear Adm. Charles R. Jeffs re Leonard R. Armbruster.. Aug. 5, 1954
Minutes of MacMorland board.

July 29, 1954 Info furnished by Giseld Kleins

Oct. 28, 1954 Claims collected by Attorney Earl Carroll on behalf of German Aug. 2, 1954

contractors. Info re former Zurich firm of FITRA, S. A., and certain others. IJuly 20, 1954 (Also see 1-17909-21.)

July 26, 1954
Copy of CID case of Beck & Peinerman re activities of L. F. Oct. 19, 1954

Armbruster.
Interview, F. G. Scherrer re Bowen..

Aug. 4, 1954
Interview Gillette re Bowen..

{ May 26, 1954

Aug. 5, 1954 Info re Scherrer's and Gillette's banking facilities

July 30, 1954 Interview from Charlotte Erocshe Koch re Armbruster.

Sept. 17, 1954 Ownership of firm, Beck & Peinerman..

Sept. 14. 1954 Ownership of Schmidt & Bohncock.

Oct. 28, 1954 Interview, Dr. Wechler re Schmidt & Bohncock.

Aug. 17, 1954 Interview, Pruces & Merrow re Armbruster.

Nov. 23, 1954 Case history on Armbruster.

Nov. 3, 1954 Various CID reports

Dec. 29. 1954 CID reports on Justin Post, female German national..

July 21, 1954 CID reports on Binzer

June 30, 1954 CID and IG reports on Pruces

Oct. 19, 1954 Various CID reports and reading files extracts.

Sept. 16, 1954 do..

Oct.

6, 1954 Excerpts from OSI Report No. 27-189 on Tontscheff's procure. Sept. 27, 1954

ment activities with the Air Force.
Parkhurst's connections with Bowen and his claim to GAO for May 28, 1954

MPC's.
Interviews with Tontschoff re Haras, Associated Engineers, July 21, 1954

Dorsch & Cohrmann.
Info re lieutenant colonel alleged to have authorized Tontschoff Nov. 18, 1954

to obtain percentage contracts.
OSI case report on Tontschoff's Spanish activities..

July 16, 1954
Ownership of firm, Commercial Financial Transactions, Ltd., Aug. 6, 1954

Wiesbaden
Agreement under which construction and major rehabilitation July 30, 1954

projects were placed with SBV.
Re files of F. Gordon Elliott

Oct. 20, 1954 Interview Belt re dealings with Bowen & White

Aug. 3, 1954 Interview White re connections with Belt on prefab...

Do. Report on SBV. (See 1-17909–11).

July 1, 1954 Re Ruth Doerr, Capt. John S. Cresher, Chusit, and others. (See Jan. 18, 1955

I-17909-14.)

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Construction program, Western Area Command (WACOM), USAREUR,

Kaiserslautern, Germany—Continued

Assignment

Description

Report sub

mitted

1-17909-16..

Item 35
Item 36.
Item 37
Item 38.
Item 39.

Item 40. 1-17909–17.

Item 1
Item 2..
Item 3.
Item 4..

Item 5..
Item 6..

Item 7

Item 8...

Item 9. 1-17909-18 1-17909-19

1-17909-20 I-17909-21. 1-17909-22 I-17909-23 1-17909-24. 1-17909-25

Info re French contracts..

Nov. 15, 1954 Info re Colonel Jaka.

May 20, 1954 OSI Report 58–79, Nov. 30, 1953, re Testscheff.

Sept. 24, 1954 Various CID reports.

July 21, 1954
Info re Nerr Ahrens, free-lance promoter and public-relations Mar, 14, 1955

man.
Copy of 6th CID Report No. 1712–3, Apr. 17, 1952..

Nov. 12, 1954
Commanding officer, telegram, June 20, 1954:
List of RMP, FMP, WMP, and NMP projects

Nov. 15, 1954
Résumé of Sebald S. Spielhagen activities

Do. Certain interesting documents given CID by Fago..

Sept. 22, 1954
Copy of letter by Walter Schilling re firm Kaalte J. Waarmschutz, Sept. 23, 1954

GMEE.
Inspector General investigation of Bowen while at Nuremberg -- Sept. 29, 1954
Information from Combined Travel Board, Bonn, re travel of Oct.

4, 1954
Bowen and others.
Inspector General report re irregularities in procurement prac- Sept. 23, 1954

tices at Rhine military post, Sept. 14, 1951.
Inspector General report re illegal dealing with SEV in procure- Oct.

1, 1954 ment of office furniture for engineer section working in

WACOM.
CID report concerning Capt. Boris Earmson (W), 0-1109330.--. Oct.

5, 1954 Colonel Smith, $2,400 green backs

Sept. 16, 1954
Report of investigation relative to certain money transactions of July 29, 1954

Robert E. Bowen.
Court-martial of Lt. Col. Fred Walters.

Sept. 14, 1954
FITRA-SA, Zurich, and certain others.

Sept. 13, 1954
CEL AE questionnaire..

Nov. 15, 1954
Unknown
Faulty construction, WACOM.

Nov. 9, 1954
Info requested by commanding officer's telegram, Sept. 29, 1954, re Oct. 26, 1954

WACOM master planning.
Info requested by commanding officer's telegram, Sept. 28, 1954 Oct. 27, 1954

(No. 386).
Commanding officer's telegram, Oct. 6, 1954, re Kaiserslautern re- Jan. 26, 1955

port on claims.
CEL contract 100 changed to I-19131-1.

June 3, 1955
CEL contract 101 changed to I-19131-2

June 30, 1955 CEL contract 156 changed to I-19131-3.

July 8, 1955 CEL contract 175 changed to I-19131-4.

July 29, 1955
Comments re Army's testimony before Richlman committee Dec. 29, 1954
HICOG files as kept by United States attorney's office, Frankfurt. Oct. 19. 1954

Germany, on Robert E. Brown.
Oct. 28, 1954, telegram from CO re visit by Lt. Col. W. R. Ward, Dec. 22, 1954

JAG.
Rehabilitation of quarters of post commander, WACOM...

I-17909-26. 1-17909-27.

I-17909-28.
1-17909–29.
1-17909–30.
I-17909-31
I-17909-32
1-17909-33.

1-17909-34..

TABLE C

Chronological index to assignments closed locally from inception of E8 (August 1952) through June 30, 1955 (total, 24)

Apr. 30, 1953 Agency deemed to have successfully refuted our findings.
Sept. 13, 1954 | Information in newspaper article considered too insignificant to

warrant followup.
Sept. 23, 1954 The CID report of an investigation of allegations, dated July 22, 1953,

was sent GAO/W for information and any followup with provost
marshal general deemed necessary. No further advice received

here.
July 20, 1954 This was a continuing review; as findings were developed specific

projects were initiated.
Nov. 7, 1954 Allegations not substantiated by investigation.
Dec. 14, 1954 Material referred to audit and considered in developing progress on

assignment EB 171-2, review of MWDP, United Kingdom.
Jan. 26, 1955 Source of allegations was known to be highly unreliable. GAO/W

advised of our decision not to go into matter. No further instruc

tions received here.
Feb. 9, 1955 Preliminary investigation did not substantiate allegations.
Feb. 14, 1955 Complainant withdrew allegations re failure of Quartermaster Pro-

curement Center to process claim. Companion case to EB-INV-6,

above.
Feb. 28, 1955 Information referred to audit and included in assignment EU 122,

review of supply activities, Quartermaster Division, USAREUR.
--.do. Lead information was contained in Cleveland newspaper, dated

June 22, 1953. Inquiries in Europe did not develop supporting

data. do

Lead information submitted by German national was not considered

substantial enough to warrant investigation.
.do

Information file established to consolidate material furnished by

Transportation Division, GAO/W, relating to its joint efforts with

DOD and State Department on European transportation problems. do

Data referred to GAO/W for any followup action deemed appropriate.

Audit reviewed contract in question under assignment EU 124-1,

examination of contracts for OSP of aircraft spare parts.
Inquiries disclosed that the CID and German authorities were

taking all necessary and appropriate action. Information file contains general data furnished by Transportation

Division, GAO, in spring of 1954. See EB-INV-21, above.

Chronological index to assignments closed locally July 1, 1955, through June 30, 1957 (total, 48)

Chronological index to assignments closed locally July 1, 1955, through June 30, 1957 (total, 48)—Continued

Field
station

Date closed

Explanation

Nov. 9, 1955 Survey conducted for work planning purposes. No report was

submitted.
Nov. 29, 1955 Allegations not supported by investigation.

Consolidated with EB 190–5. Completed Dec. 29, 1955.
Dec. 31, 1955 Controls were found to be satisfactory. No report was submitted.
Jan.

9, 1956 Consolidated with AS-3.
Jan. 31, 1956 This joint DA-GAO project was suspended upon direction of DA.
Feb. 8, 1956 Information in Stars and Stripes newspaper article did not contain

any facts showing waste, and it was learned nonappropriated funds

were involved. .do. Information submitted GAO, Washington, for followup. GAO,

Washington, advised June 7, 1957, that stateside investigation had

disclosed no irregularities. Feb. 20, 1956 Our investigations did not disclose any irregularities, and material

was referred to Audit for use on assignment EB 201. Feb. 23, 1956 Information was referred to Audit. Storage condition

viewed and reported on in Audit Report EB 201. Feb. 24, 1956 Lead information was referred to Audit and used in assignment EB

183, review of JCA contracts in France.

Report was submitted under EB 186, Apr. 4, 1956.
June 11, 1956 Corrective action was taken by Headquarters, USAFE, on June 11,

1956; no report was submitted.
June 22, 1956 Preliminary investigation did not substantiate allegations.
Aug. 21, 1956 | Accomplished by augmenting existing USAREUR field assistance

team.
Aug. 23, 1956 On June 21, 1956, GAO, Washington, advised preliminary informa-

tion did not establish conflict of interest.
Sept. 6, 1956 Suspended because of planned reorganization of JCA; never resumed;

no report was submitted. Sept. 7, 1956 4-day conference on which no report was submitted.

were re

Sept. 10, 1956

Survey was made for work planning purposes; no report was sub

mitted.

F

P
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Sept. 24, 1956 Internal report for GAO-EB work-planning purposes. Oct. 4, 1956 Consolidated with EB 202; in process at June 30, 1957. ....do. Consolidated with EB 203-1, completed Dec. 26, 1956; and EB 203-2,

completed June 21, 1957.