Copy for MI-6. Received in VB 17 Section
Date 31-10-1943
From MI-5
Action Taken VB 8 31/10
MI-6 Report 64
SECRET R.V.P.S. 28 Oct. 1943 Lawton
17.108
BANGMA, Reinder Lieuwes
Nationality. Dutch.
Born. 4-1-1921, Amsterdam.
Occupation. Apprentice - Dutch Merchant Navy.
2nd Report.
1.
BANGMA has been re-interrogated after comparison of his account with that of his ship-mates of the "MEERKOET".
2.
I questioned BANGMA briefly on his acquaintance with the personalities of the "Zeevaartschool" in Amsterdam and he is quite emphatic that it was DE HART who became director of this school in early, 1942. Asked whether he had heard the name DE BOOY in connection with the the Natical School BANGMA remembers a student of this name who had been with him on the training ship "Calypso" but who has left this ship to join the Waffen SS. There was no question of this man ever having been a director or either on the "Calypso" or in the Nautical School itself. He remembers quite well the name of VAN CASPEL (RVPS 8881) the source of our information on DE BOOY as this youth was one of his fellow students. It thus appears that VAN CASPEL misinformed us when he stated that DE BOOY had become the Director of the "Zeevaartschool" as, according to the testimony both JANSEN (RVPS 17.110) and BANGMA it was definily DE HART who occupied this position in early 1942.
3.
BANGMA has related that, during his Christmas holidays 1942, his parrents received a warning by telephone from a Dutch policeman that the police were going to carry out a search of the house in order to conscript the four sons for forced labour in Germany. Questioned about the origin of this warning, BANGMA states that the policeman who telephoned is unknown to him personally but is a friend of his mother's and is named ROELOF. As a result of his patriotic sympathies ROELOFS himself has subsequently had to go into hiding.
4.
The following is BANGA's account of his becoming acquanted with BIALLOSTERSKI (RVPS No.17.107) which resulted in his (BANGMA's) association with the committee of "Het Parool" and, as a result of which, the BANGMA family gave refuge to Clara OUDKERK. BIALLOSTERSKI was looking for accomodation where this girl OUDKERK could take refuge and consequently, approached two acquaintances Henny MEYER - aged 35 and Adriaan DE BAK, already mentioned in the previous reports as being members of the Organisation "Je Maintiendrai". Henny MEYER was already a friend of BANGMA and it was thus that the OUDKERK girl came to stay with them in October 1942. Henny MEYER's shop, Incidentally was adrapery and man's outfitting store "MAGAZIJN NEDERLAND in the Hoofdstraat in Santpoort. METER originally stencilled the paper "Je Maintiendrai" on these premises from the time of the foundation in the spring of 1941 until May, 1942 (not 1941 as mentioned in the first report). When he was compelled to go into hiding and the stencelling of the paper was thence forthwith carried out at the Peace Palace at The Hague.
5.
In this same connection of "Je Maintiendrai" BANGMA has given the following additional information concerning DE BAK:
6.
DE BAK had in peace time been employed at the Stock-exchange in Amsterdam but in the autumn of 1941 he was called up for forced labour in Germany but, instead responding to this, he lived in hiding at the BANGMA's until June 1943, maintaining his position as a member of the committee of "Je Maintiendrai". As during this latter month there were numerous arrests in the "Je Maintiendrai"Organisation DE BAK deemed it wiser to make a further change of residence and went to live with the family SMIT in the Zoomstraat 53 in Amsterdam where BANGMA's borther (Anton) is also living. DE BAK is a native of Rozenstein near Santpoort. VIHOFF, also mentioned as a member of the committee of "Je Maintiendrai", comes from Utrecht. It was he who was responsible for the recruitment of the printer at Leeuwarden and it is in consequence of this that BANGMA does not know the identity of this printer. VIHOFF is a comparatively new member of the "Je Maintiendrai" Organisation and BANGMA has met him only two or three times.
7.
To BANGMA's knowledge redacted has never had any contact with "Je Maintiendrai" and BIALLOSTERSKI's contacts with this organisation have been strictly limited until a comparatively recent date, after the collaboration between the two papers had been established, although as already shown BIALLOSTERSKI has known DE BAK and MEYER for some time.
"Het Parool".
8.
BANGMA, as already related in the first report, had not come into contact with the Organisation until early 1943 through the introduction of BIALLOSTERSKI: his activities in connection with this paper have, consequently, been entirely carried out in conjunction with BIALLOSTERSKI. BANGMA does, however, provide the information that it is Joop STALLINGA who has been a long standing member of the committee of "Het Parool" since its early days when the committee included such people as WARENDORD (Warendorf) (RVPA 14635) and Koos VORRINK, WIARDI BEEKMAN (Wiardi Beckman), etc.
9.
BANGMA has explained to me that his friend - Hans KUYERS - (No. 25 at 4A) was a fellow student of his at the Nautical School in Amsterdam. He has recommend KUYPERS to the "Je Maintiendrai" Organisation to take his place in that organisation. He believesthat KUYPERS was, at the beginning of the war, associated with the Organisation DE GEUZEN and it is, therefore, probable that he is identical with the subject of the trace at 4A (2) which is entirely favourable.
CONCLUSION.
10.
I am satisfied that BANGMA has been able to explain his activities and his connections with the various Organisation until the time of his contact with redacted through BIALLOSTERSKI in such a manner that his account gives no ground for sispicion whatsoever.
RECOMMENDATION.
11.
I accordingly recommend that he be released to the Dutch Forces.
VLFR 29-10-1943 B. Thompson (Captain).
Date 31-10-1943
From MI-5
Action Taken VB 8 31/10
MI-6 Report 64
SECRET R.V.P.S. 28 Oct. 1943 Lawton
17.108
BANGMA, Reinder Lieuwes
Nationality. Dutch.
Born. 4-1-1921, Amsterdam.
Occupation. Apprentice - Dutch Merchant Navy.
2nd Report.
1.
BANGMA has been re-interrogated after comparison of his account with that of his ship-mates of the "MEERKOET".
2.
I questioned BANGMA briefly on his acquaintance with the personalities of the "Zeevaartschool" in Amsterdam and he is quite emphatic that it was DE HART who became director of this school in early, 1942. Asked whether he had heard the name DE BOOY in connection with the the Natical School BANGMA remembers a student of this name who had been with him on the training ship "Calypso" but who has left this ship to join the Waffen SS. There was no question of this man ever having been a director or either on the "Calypso" or in the Nautical School itself. He remembers quite well the name of VAN CASPEL (RVPS 8881) the source of our information on DE BOOY as this youth was one of his fellow students. It thus appears that VAN CASPEL misinformed us when he stated that DE BOOY had become the Director of the "Zeevaartschool" as, according to the testimony both JANSEN (RVPS 17.110) and BANGMA it was definily DE HART who occupied this position in early 1942.
3.
BANGMA has related that, during his Christmas holidays 1942, his parrents received a warning by telephone from a Dutch policeman that the police were going to carry out a search of the house in order to conscript the four sons for forced labour in Germany. Questioned about the origin of this warning, BANGMA states that the policeman who telephoned is unknown to him personally but is a friend of his mother's and is named ROELOF. As a result of his patriotic sympathies ROELOFS himself has subsequently had to go into hiding.
4.
The following is BANGA's account of his becoming acquanted with BIALLOSTERSKI (RVPS No.17.107) which resulted in his (BANGMA's) association with the committee of "Het Parool" and, as a result of which, the BANGMA family gave refuge to Clara OUDKERK. BIALLOSTERSKI was looking for accomodation where this girl OUDKERK could take refuge and consequently, approached two acquaintances Henny MEYER - aged 35 and Adriaan DE BAK, already mentioned in the previous reports as being members of the Organisation "Je Maintiendrai". Henny MEYER was already a friend of BANGMA and it was thus that the OUDKERK girl came to stay with them in October 1942. Henny MEYER's shop, Incidentally was adrapery and man's outfitting store "MAGAZIJN NEDERLAND in the Hoofdstraat in Santpoort. METER originally stencilled the paper "Je Maintiendrai" on these premises from the time of the foundation in the spring of 1941 until May, 1942 (not 1941 as mentioned in the first report). When he was compelled to go into hiding and the stencelling of the paper was thence forthwith carried out at the Peace Palace at The Hague.
5.
In this same connection of "Je Maintiendrai" BANGMA has given the following additional information concerning DE BAK:
6.
DE BAK had in peace time been employed at the Stock-exchange in Amsterdam but in the autumn of 1941 he was called up for forced labour in Germany but, instead responding to this, he lived in hiding at the BANGMA's until June 1943, maintaining his position as a member of the committee of "Je Maintiendrai". As during this latter month there were numerous arrests in the "Je Maintiendrai"Organisation DE BAK deemed it wiser to make a further change of residence and went to live with the family SMIT in the Zoomstraat 53 in Amsterdam where BANGMA's borther (Anton) is also living. DE BAK is a native of Rozenstein near Santpoort. VIHOFF, also mentioned as a member of the committee of "Je Maintiendrai", comes from Utrecht. It was he who was responsible for the recruitment of the printer at Leeuwarden and it is in consequence of this that BANGMA does not know the identity of this printer. VIHOFF is a comparatively new member of the "Je Maintiendrai" Organisation and BANGMA has met him only two or three times.
7.
To BANGMA's knowledge redacted has never had any contact with "Je Maintiendrai" and BIALLOSTERSKI's contacts with this organisation have been strictly limited until a comparatively recent date, after the collaboration between the two papers had been established, although as already shown BIALLOSTERSKI has known DE BAK and MEYER for some time.
"Het Parool".
8.
BANGMA, as already related in the first report, had not come into contact with the Organisation until early 1943 through the introduction of BIALLOSTERSKI: his activities in connection with this paper have, consequently, been entirely carried out in conjunction with BIALLOSTERSKI. BANGMA does, however, provide the information that it is Joop STALLINGA who has been a long standing member of the committee of "Het Parool" since its early days when the committee included such people as WARENDORD (Warendorf) (RVPA 14635) and Koos VORRINK, WIARDI BEEKMAN (Wiardi Beckman), etc.
9.
BANGMA has explained to me that his friend - Hans KUYERS - (No. 25 at 4A) was a fellow student of his at the Nautical School in Amsterdam. He has recommend KUYPERS to the "Je Maintiendrai" Organisation to take his place in that organisation. He believesthat KUYPERS was, at the beginning of the war, associated with the Organisation DE GEUZEN and it is, therefore, probable that he is identical with the subject of the trace at 4A (2) which is entirely favourable.
CONCLUSION.
10.
I am satisfied that BANGMA has been able to explain his activities and his connections with the various Organisation until the time of his contact with redacted through BIALLOSTERSKI in such a manner that his account gives no ground for sispicion whatsoever.
RECOMMENDATION.
11.
I accordingly recommend that he be released to the Dutch Forces.
VLFR 29-10-1943 B. Thompson (Captain).
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