Military Technology and Procurement in Coblenz; the other, code
name blanche, held a similar position in the Federal Defense Minis-
try. Heike’s daughter, code name lilo, served as a courier. A serious
automobile accident in December 1973 led to Ernst’s unmasking, as
police discovered spy equipment along with microfilms of confiden-
tial documents in the car’s trunk. Owing to his negotiating skills, no
sentence was ever imposed.ERNST, KARL GUSTAV. A spy arrested in London on the eve of
World War I, Karl Gustav Ernst was born in Huxton, England, of
German parents. A successful barber, he carried out a number of
tasks under the direction of Gustav Steinhauer of German naval
intelligence. After his overseas correspondence came under the
scrutiny of the mail interception unit of British counterintelligence
headed by Vernon Kell, Ernst was taken into custody on 4 August
1914, tried, and given a seven-year prison sentence.
EVA. A well-financed penetration of the Vatican by the Bundesnach-
richtendienst (BND) during the 1960s, Operation Eva came to
public notice in 1982 because of confidential information supplied
by former BND officer Hans Langemann to the magazine Konkret.
Key agents in Rome included Emilio de Mistura and Aristide
Brunello. To counter the efforts of the German Democratic Republic
to secure worldwide diplomatic recognition, the BND had hoped to
gain greater clarity regarding the Vatican’s intentions, particularly
through Agostino Casaroli, a close advisor to Pope Paul VI. The up-
roar that ensued, especially among Bavarian Catholics, prompted the
creation of a parliamentary investigatory committee. The code name
for the operation likely refers to Eva Braun, the mistress of Adolf
Hitler, who once resided in the Pullach complex that later became
the headquarters of the BND.
EVIDENZBÜRO. The military intelligence branch of the Austro-Hun-
garian general staff, the Evidenzbüro (Register Office) was founded
in Vienna in 1850 under the direction of Anton Ritter von Kalik, al-
though its forerunner can be traced to the Napoleonic period. Despite
its unremarkable performance in the wars of 1859 and 1867, it began
to work closely with Abteilung IIIb—designated as “Confidant
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