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holland flag THE UTRECHT DOCUMENT FORGERY

English flag THE FAKE OF UTRECHT

french flag LE FAUX D'UTRECHT
The Utrecht document forgery refers to an operation involving the Belgian Military Security, a service of the 2nd Section of the General Staff, attempts to deceive the German military authorities by distributing fabricated documents. The Fake of Utrecht refers to an operation where the Belgian Sûreté militaire, a service of the Deuxième Section of the General Staff, tried to mislead the German military authorities by disseminating forged documents. The Fake of Utrecht refers to an operation in which the Belgian Military Security, a service of the Second Section of the General Staff, attempted to deceive the German authorities by distributing falsified documents.
In a first phase, the distribution takes place via a 'trainee' of the Military Security, Albert Frank, who had been recruited in April 1928 because of his contacts with the German espionage service. When the Germans insist on being put in possession of documents of strategic importance, Military Security decides to prepare a fabricated text on the mobilization plans of the Belgian Army. The first step of the deception was made by an “internee” of the Sûreté militaire, Albert Frank, who had been recruited in April 1928 for his relations with the German intelligence agency. When the Germans insisted on obtaining strategic documents, the Sûreté militaire decided to forge a document about the mobilisation projects of the Belgian Army. To begin with, the deception is entrusted to a "trainee" of the Military Security, Albert Frank, recruited in april 1928 for his contacts with the German spy service. When the Germans insist on obtaining documents of strategic importance, the Military Security decides to write a false text on the mobilization projects of the Belgian army.
Late December 1928 becomes the text in question, with the corps seal of the Chief of the General Staff, sent by Albert Frank to his contact at the German espionage service, named Hauser. Military Security assumes that Hauser will hand over the document to the German military authorities, that it will not publicize this and will therefore adjust its own strategic vision. At the end of December 1928, the forged document, affixed with the stamp of the General Staff, was sent by Albert Frank to his contact person in the German intelligence service, which was named Hauser. The Sûreté militaire assumed that Hauser would forward the text to the German military authorities, who would not make it public, but would take advantage of the information to modify their strategic vision. End December 1928, Albert Frank sends the fake, bearing the seal of the corps of the Chief of the General Staff, to his contact with the German services, named Hauser. Military Security assumes that Hauser will forward the document to German military authorities, who will not reveal the text, but will take advantage of it to modify their strategic vision.
The Flemish nationalist Ward Hermans, an acquaintance of Albert Frank, accidentally learns of the existence of this text. He urges Frank to sell him this document and, if possible, discredit the Belgian-French military agreement. Ward Hermans, a Flemish nationalist acquainted with Albert Frank, accidentally learned about the existence of the text. He urged Frank to let him buy the document in order to potentially discredit the Belgian-French military agreement. Flemish nationalist Ward Hermans, an acquaintance of Albert Frank, accidentally learns of the existence of the document. He urges Frank to sell him the text., in an attempt to discredit the Belgian-French military agreement.
Military Security then decided to produce a second text based on Belgian-French staff discussions held in 1927, incorporating elements of the Belgian-French military agreement. This text must, on the one hand, obscure the existence of the first text and leave the German military authorities under the impression that they possess the original, and on the other hand, its publication should discredit the Flemish nationalists. Op 28 January 1929 the text is sold to Hermans. The Sûreté militaire then decided to forge a second document on the basis of Belgian-French staff talks that had taken place in 1927, and included tampered elements of the Belgian-French military agreement. On the one hand, the second text was intended to conceal the existence of the first document and to make the German military authorities believe that they possessed the original document; on the other hand, the publication of the latter aimed at discrediting Flemish nationalists. On 28th January 1929, the document was sold to Hermans. The Military Security then decided to forge a second document on the basis of meetings of the Belgian-French General Staff held in 1927, by inserting truncated elements of the Belgian-French military agreement. Firstly, the text aims to conceal the existence of the first document and to make the German military authorities believe that they are in possession of the original and, on the other hand, its publication is supposed to discredit Flemish nationalists. The 28 janvier 1929, the text is sold to Hermans.
A Dutch publisher acquires both the text that Frank sent to Hauser and the text that he sold to Hermans. A Dutch publisher obtained both documents: the one sent to Hauser and the one sold to Hermans. A Dutch publisher acquires both texts : the one passed on to Hauser and the one sold to Hermans.
When on 23 February 1929 elements from both texts appear in it Utrecht Provincial and Municipal Daily, the thrill is huge: Belgium would not just give up its neutrality, but also send a Belgian-French force to the Netherlands in case of war, form a front together with the English on the Belgian-German border, enz. On 23rd February 1929, the publication of elements from both texts in the Utrecht Provincial and Municipal Daily caused great commotion: Belgium would not only give up its neutrality, but in the event of a war, it would also send a Belgian-French force to the Netherlands, form a front with England at the border between Belgium and Germany, etc. The publication of the passages of the two texts in the edition of the 23 february 1929 of the'Utrecht Provincial and Municipal Daily hits like a bomb : Belgium would not renounce only its neutrality ; in case of war, it would also send a Belgian-French force to the Netherlands, would ally with the English to form a front on the Belgian-German border, etc.
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Despite certain erroneous data, the text of the article is considered reliable and thus promoted to world news. This threatens to jeopardize the position of both the Belgian government and the General Staff. Despite some incorrect elements, the text of the article was deemed reliable and the news therefore spread like wild fire. As a result, the position of the Belgian government and the General Staff threatened to be tarnished. Despite some erroneous facts, the text of the article is considered reliable and the news spreads like wildfire. The position of the Belgian government and the General Staff therefore risks being compromised..
To deny government and military leadership involvement, everything is attributed to an unauthorized initiative of the Military Security. Op 16 March 1929 Military Security is abolished and the personnel involved, five people and a number of casual employees, transferred to Public Security. In order to deny the involvement of the civilian and military authorities, the whole scandal was attributed to an unpermitted initiative of the Sûreté militaire. On 16th March 1929, the Military Security was dissolved, and the responsible personnel – five persons and some casual employees – were moved to the Sûreté publique. To deny the involvement of civil and military authorities, the whole case is attributed to the Military Security, who would have gone it alone. The 16 march 1929, the Military Security is dissolved and the personnel involved, five people plus a handful of occasional collaborators, is transferred to the Public Security.
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