Heinz Krug, a West German dealer in missiles whose disappearance from Munich is being investigated by the German authorities at Munich, was about to sign an agreement with an Israeli firm, it was revealed in the press here today. He “was apparently kidnaped by the Egyptians to prevent him from signing such a pact, “Haboker, a morning newspaper here, said.
Wolfgang Pilz, a second German, associated with Krug as well as with Professor Eugen Saenger, the Stuttgart jet propulsion expert who has been credited with having furnished the rockets recently launched by Egypt, is also being sought by Munich police. Munich dispatches here indicated that, thus far, the German police have found no trace of either Krug or Pilz.
According to Haboker, it is anticipated that Krug will show up soon after he will be “treated” by the Egyptians and threatened against signing a rocket pact with an Israeli firm. It was originally rumored in Munich that Israeli secret agents have abducted Dr. Krug. His family reported him missing after he failed to return from a car trip several day ago. His locked Mercedes was found abandoned in a Munich street. Police discounted rumors that the Israelis had seized Dr. Krug. They said Dr. Krug was last seen with “an Oriental looking stranger named Mister Saleh.”
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