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'''Hans Otto Meyer''' was a Norwegian shipowner and [[Stay Behind]] operative.<ref>https://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/48928/when-sean-connery-went-to-norway-and-a-saw-a-guerilla-weapons-cashe/</ref> | '''Hans Otto Meyer''' was a Norwegian shipowner and [[Stay Behind]] operative.<ref>https://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/48928/when-sean-connery-went-to-norway-and-a-saw-a-guerilla-weapons-cashe/</ref> | ||
| − | During WW2, he was a navy officer working from London with covert operations during the war. After the war, his shipping lines were used by [[British naval intelligence]] to photograph harbours and the coast in Warsaw Pact nations in the Black Sea. | + | ==World War II== |
| + | During WW2, he was a navy officer working from [[London]] with covert operations (SOE?) during the war. After the war, his shipping lines were used by [[British naval intelligence]] to photograph harbours and the coast in [[Warsaw Pact]] nations in the [[Black Sea]]. | ||
| − | In November 1978, police received tips of a clandestine liquor factory on Meyer's property on the inaccessible and craggy Gjeterøya island outside Oslo. After the discovery of the liquor factory (a small-scale operation run by the janitor, allegedly without approval), the police decided to investigate Hans Otto Meyer's private mansion in Oslo. | + | ==1978 Raid== |
| + | In November 1978, police received tips of a clandestine liquor factory on Meyer's property on the inaccessible and craggy Gjeterøya island outside Oslo. After the discovery of the liquor factory (a small-scale operation run by the janitor, allegedly without approval), the police decided to investigate Hans Otto Meyer's private mansion in [[Oslo]]. | ||
| − | In connection with the police raid, they found a secret entrance to a bunker full of weapons, equipment and ammunition enough to equip more than a hundred men, and an advanced radio device that raised its antenna through the stovepipe at transmission. The secret entrance through the fireplace was covered by cameras and an automatic machine gun trap. Meyer claimed he kept the weapons as a participant in a covert [[Stay Behind]] army under the Defense Intelligence Service (Norwegian: Forsvarets etterretningstjeneste). | + | In connection with the police raid, they found a secret entrance to a bunker full of [[weapons]], equipment and ammunition enough to equip more than a hundred men, and an advanced radio device that raised its antenna through the stovepipe at transmission. The secret entrance through the fireplace was covered by cameras and an automatic machine gun trap. Meyer claimed he kept the weapons as a participant in a covert [[Stay Behind]] army under the Defense Intelligence Service (Norwegian: Forsvarets etterretningstjeneste). |
| − | In parliament, the Minister of Defense [[Rolf Hansen]] at first denied that Meyer was affiliated with the intelligence services. However, he later admitted the charges and confirmed that Meyer had been associated with the [[Stay Behind]] network. | + | In the [[Norwegian parliament]], the Minister of Defense [[Rolf Hansen]] at first denied that Meyer was affiliated with the intelligence services. However, he later admitted the charges and confirmed that Meyer had been associated with the [[Stay Behind]] network. |
Why someone tipped off the police, and why the intelligence services did not provide cover for Meyer during the raid, is still unclear. The speculation is that the raid was a punishment as part of an internal feud. | Why someone tipped off the police, and why the intelligence services did not provide cover for Meyer during the raid, is still unclear. The speculation is that the raid was a punishment as part of an internal feud. | ||
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Meyer founded and operated [[Mey-Air]]<ref>https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mey-Air</ref>, and a Norwegian charter airline with 9 aircraft, including a seaplane, based at Fornebu airport. The airline folded after 4 years of service (1970-74). | Meyer founded and operated [[Mey-Air]]<ref>https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mey-Air</ref>, and a Norwegian charter airline with 9 aircraft, including a seaplane, based at Fornebu airport. The airline folded after 4 years of service (1970-74). | ||
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Revision as of 08:07, 8 January 2020
 Hans Otto Meyer    (businessman, shipowner, spook, deep state operative) | |
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| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2002 (Age 76) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Member of | Norwegian Shipowners' Association |
Hans Otto Meyer was a Norwegian shipowner and Stay Behind operative.[1]
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World War II
During WW2, he was a navy officer working from London with covert operations (SOE?) during the war. After the war, his shipping lines were used by British naval intelligence to photograph harbours and the coast in Warsaw Pact nations in the Black Sea.
1978 Raid
In November 1978, police received tips of a clandestine liquor factory on Meyer's property on the inaccessible and craggy Gjeterøya island outside Oslo. After the discovery of the liquor factory (a small-scale operation run by the janitor, allegedly without approval), the police decided to investigate Hans Otto Meyer's private mansion in Oslo.
In connection with the police raid, they found a secret entrance to a bunker full of weapons, equipment and ammunition enough to equip more than a hundred men, and an advanced radio device that raised its antenna through the stovepipe at transmission. The secret entrance through the fireplace was covered by cameras and an automatic machine gun trap. Meyer claimed he kept the weapons as a participant in a covert Stay Behind army under the Defense Intelligence Service (Norwegian: Forsvarets etterretningstjeneste).
In the Norwegian parliament, the Minister of Defense Rolf Hansen at first denied that Meyer was affiliated with the intelligence services. However, he later admitted the charges and confirmed that Meyer had been associated with the Stay Behind network.
Why someone tipped off the police, and why the intelligence services did not provide cover for Meyer during the raid, is still unclear. The speculation is that the raid was a punishment as part of an internal feud.
Mey-Air
Meyer founded and operated Mey-Air[2], and a Norwegian charter airline with 9 aircraft, including a seaplane, based at Fornebu airport. The airline folded after 4 years of service (1970-74).
