““Caught between two global forces, Gehlen and Wessel chose the West. Coming to this realization, Gehlen and his organization made plans. Large dossiers of German intelligence on Soviet activities, which included surveillance photos of Russian industrial complexes and detailed intelligence on the capacity of the Soviet air force, were consolidated and hidden, often in makeshift holes beneath the floorboards of foresters’ cottages. When the time came Gehlen and his colleagues would present themselves to the Allies, offering up their cache in return for lenient treatment.””
