Look up OSS & Vatican "rat lines" to South America for more. The displaced persons angle was the exact cover needed to get people out of Europe. Hundreds if not thousands escaped with Vatican & Holy See passports. The ones that stayed with new or assumed identities became the 1st spy network for the West vs. the Soviets. It was populated with ex-Nazi regime players.
Look up OSS & Vatican "rat lines" to South America for more. The displaced persons angle was the exact cover needed to get people out of Europe. Hundreds if not thousands escaped with Vatican & Holy See passports. The ones that stayed with new or assumed identities became the 1st spy network for the West vs. the Soviets. It was populated with ex-Nazi regime players.