ANNEXURE XI.
CAPTAIN ABEN AND JONKHEER VAN GEEVERS-DEYNOOD.
In the spring of 1943 Krim.Rat. SCHREIEDER of the SD The Haque, came one day to Referat III-F and explained that his V-Mann ABEN (Camp 020 Case) had received instructions from the British Embassy in Stockholm to bring to Sweden the former police president of The Hague Jonkheer VAN GEEVERS-DEYNOOD. SCHREIEDER was willing that GEEVERS DEYNOOD should go to Stockholm as he hoped to arrest him on his retun to Holland and thus learn the instructions that the latter had received from the British Embassy. SCHREIEDER had instructed ABEN to engage GEEVERS-DEYNOOD as a cook on board his ship the "Hollandia", but a complication had arisen in that an espionage group had entrusted to GEEVERS-DEYNOOD a large number of Leica films. GEEVERS-DEYNOOD as a cook felt that it would be difficult to conceal these and had asked ABEN to put them in the ship's safe in the Captain's cabin. ABEN thereupon brought the films to SCHREIEDER who showed them to III-F in order to determine whether they could be allowed to go forward to the British Embassy.
On exmination the films were discovered to be of exceptional impotance and under no circumstances could they be allowed to fall into enemy hands. The films were accordingly replaced with old paper and the sealed up envelope was given to ABEN for safe custody. The problem now presented itself how to get rid of the package en route and at the same time not let GEEVERS-DEYNOOD know that ABEN was working for the Germans.
It was therefore decided to stage a surprice search of the ship. Korv.Kapt. NENNECKE if Referat III-M of AST Niederlande, was entrusted with the arrangement and HUNTEMANN and some SD officials boarded a tug and accosted the "Hollandia" and another ship sailing in convoy with her. The two ships were ordered to lay and to anckor and the search of the second ship began. The unusual proeedings were, of course, noticed by those on board the "Hollandia" and ABEN called GEEVERS-DEYNOOD to his cabin and told him that under such circumstances he could not keep the package in the safe. He then suggested to GEEVERS-DEYNOOD that the latter should take it and hide it somewhere else. GEEVERS-DEYNOOD replied that he was unable to finf a hiding place on board and agreed tthat the package should be thrown over the side and this was done in the presence of GEEVERS-DEYNOOD.
One of the Naval guards on board the "Hollandia" had however noticed the jettisoning of the package and reported the matter to Capt. NENNECKER. An "enquiry"was therefore held in ABEN's cabin, the latter declaring that he was smuggling cigaette paper to Sweden and had thrown them overboard to avoid unpleasantness with the customs authorities.
The "Hollandia" with GEEVERS-DEYNOOD on board was then allowed to proceed. It is not known to GISKES or HUNTEMANN if GEEVERS-DEYNOOD returned to Holland from Sweden.
On exmination the films were discovered to be of exceptional impotance and under no circumstances could they be allowed to fall into enemy hands. The films were accordingly replaced with old paper and the sealed up envelope was given to ABEN for safe custody. The problem now presented itself how to get rid of the package en route and at the same time not let GEEVERS-DEYNOOD know that ABEN was working for the Germans.
It was therefore decided to stage a surprice search of the ship. Korv.Kapt. NENNECKE if Referat III-M of AST Niederlande, was entrusted with the arrangement and HUNTEMANN and some SD officials boarded a tug and accosted the "Hollandia" and another ship sailing in convoy with her. The two ships were ordered to lay and to anckor and the search of the second ship began. The unusual proeedings were, of course, noticed by those on board the "Hollandia" and ABEN called GEEVERS-DEYNOOD to his cabin and told him that under such circumstances he could not keep the package in the safe. He then suggested to GEEVERS-DEYNOOD that the latter should take it and hide it somewhere else. GEEVERS-DEYNOOD replied that he was unable to finf a hiding place on board and agreed tthat the package should be thrown over the side and this was done in the presence of GEEVERS-DEYNOOD.
One of the Naval guards on board the "Hollandia" had however noticed the jettisoning of the package and reported the matter to Capt. NENNECKER. An "enquiry"was therefore held in ABEN's cabin, the latter declaring that he was smuggling cigaette paper to Sweden and had thrown them overboard to avoid unpleasantness with the customs authorities.
The "Hollandia" with GEEVERS-DEYNOOD on board was then allowed to proceed. It is not known to GISKES or HUNTEMANN if GEEVERS-DEYNOOD returned to Holland from Sweden.
F.J.M. (Jos) Aben.
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