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DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIV SION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION CC-711 Florence via Rome This telegram must be close ] 1y paraphrased be - Dated June 9, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SE CRET) Rec'd 6:10 p.m. Secretary of State, DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington. Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By HLJ-AC NARS Date 7.25.75 US URGENT 51, June 9, 9 a.m. TOP SEC Following report just received from Dr. Johnson in Salzburg regarding subject of DEpt's 3, May 29, 8 p.m. BEGIN PARAPHRASE. Hildman was a member of municipal administration of Salzburg unitl the time the City Council, during Schuschnigg's regime, made him Mayor. Only Christian Socials, pan-Germans and the he imwehr WETE on the Council (The Social Democrats and Communists having been excluded) when he was appointed to that office. When the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938 he was suspended as Mayor but was later used by the Wehrmacht as an inspector of armament. In August of last year he was 13. under arrest for a few days but was released. HE holds 2 authoritarian views. is SERVICER fecording to such information as is available, lipp a fake resistance leader who has since dropped out of sight, suggested