| Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Telfer Howie Colonel Charles Howie South African Colonel in the British Army who was captured, and escaped to Hungary in 1943, where he made contact with the anti-Nazi underground. Howie was close to Polish aristocrats, in particular Countess Tarnopolska. He served as the highest ranking British officer in Hungary until his sudden departure in autumn 1944, following attempted negotiations with Regent Horthy. Howie was also connected to British A-Force and the Special Operations Executive. As per his personnel file, Howie asked to be introduced to Gerit Van der Waals, who introduced him to Smit, Director of Philips radio in the Balkans, so that Howie could communicate with Ankara. While in Hungary, he had contact with Gabor Haraszty (ALBERT), Reginald Barratt, and some comunication with Reuven Dafni. Years later, Joel Brand's testimony at the Eichmann trial included a shocking demand Howie had made ... Source: The London-Budapest Game (2007) |
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