SECRET nor was highly secret information involved. The ### Security Organisation (Bfv) were constantly prodded by B.I.O.(G) but only lately, as a result of recent espionage cases, had they appeared become alive to the security dangers. The Germans had a regrettable habit of making "off the record" disclosures to their friends. The higher up the ladder the less security minded were the officials. The lower level employees were reminded at fixed intervals of the provisions of the Federal security instructions, but high officials were presumed, or presumed themselves to be, too important to be lectured on security.