æz ɐ kˈʌvɚ, ʃˈuːts wʌz pˈoʊstᵻd tə ðə tɹænslˈeɪɾɚ kˈʌmpəni fɔːɹ wˈeɪəkɹˌeɪz ˈɛks. fɹʌm dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn hiː kˈæɹid ˈaʊt ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv tˈæsks fɔːɹ ɐbwˈeɪɚɹ aɪ slˈæʃ wˈaɪ ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ bˈɛldʒəm, ˈɪɾəli ænd swˈɪtsɚlənd pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli tə kəlˈɛkt lˈɛɾɚz fɹʌm lˈaɪvlˈɛɾɚ dɹˈɑːps sˈɛnt baɪ dʒˈɜːmən ˈeɪdʒənts ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz.
As a cover, Schütz was posted to the 'translator company' for Wehrkreis X. From December 1939 he carried out a variety of tasks for Abwehr I/Wi in particular visiting Belgium, Italy and Switzerland primarily to collect letters from live-letter drops sent by German agents overseas.