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who
presided at the meeting and did most of the
talking; Von Mackensen; Weizsäcker and
Minister Eisenlohr from the German Legation at
Prague
In May, Henlein came to Berlin
for more conversations with the Nazi
conspirators At this time the plans for Case
Green, for the attack on the Czechs, were
already on paper, and it may be assumed that
Henlein was briefed on the role he was to play
during the summer months.
I again
quote from General Jodl's diary, Document
1780-PS, the entry for 22 May 1938: "Fundamental
conference between the Führer and K.
Henlein (see enclosure)." The enclosure
unfortunately is missing from Jodl's diary.
The Tribunal will recall that in his
speech in Vienna Henlein had admitted that he
had been selected by the Nazi conspirators in
the fall of 1933 to take over the political
leadership of the Sudeten Germans. The documents
I have just read show conclusively the nature of
Henlein's mission. They demonstrate that
Henlein's policy, his propaganda, even his
speeches, were controlled by Berlin.
I
will now show that from the year 1935 the
Sudeten German Party was secretly subsidized by
the German Foreign Office. I offer in evidence
Document 3059-PS as Exhibit USA-96, another
secret memorandum captured in the German Foreign
Office file.
This memorandum, signed
by Woermann and dated Berlin, 19 August 1938,
was occasioned by the request of the Henlein
Party for additional funds. I read from that
document:
"The
Sudeten German Party has been subsidized
by the Foreign Office regularly since
1935 with certain amounts, consisting of
a monthly payment of 15,000 marks;
12,000 marks of this are transmitted to
the Prague Legation for disbursement and
3,000 marks are paid out to the Berlin
representation of the Party (Bureau Bürger).
In the course of the last few months the
tasks assigned to the Bureau Bürger
have increased considerably due to the
current negotiations with the Czech
Government. The number of pamphlets and
maps which are produced and disseminated
has risen; the propaganda activity in
the press has grown immensely; the
expense accounts have increased
especially because due to the necessity
for continuous good information, the
expenses for trips to Prague, London,
and Paris (including the financing of
travels of Sudeten German deputies and
agents) have grown considerably heavier.
Under these conditions the Bureau Bürger
is no longer able to get along with the
monthly allowance of 3,000 marks if it
is to do everything required. Therefore
Herr Bürger has applied to this
office for an increase of this amount
from 3,000 marks to 5,500 marks monthly.
In view