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Volume VI · Page 576
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to keep this post and to remain the Chief of his Ministerial Office and
personal adviser, a position which I had held before. I had previously acted in
this capacity. Q. Then do I understand correctly that after April 1933 when Goering became Minister President of Prussia that he was your immediate superior; in other words, that you reported directly to Goering? A. I was subordinate only to Goering. That means Goering was my only chief. Q. And will you tell us again the title that you then held? A. In 1933, I was personal advisor to the Prussian Minister President, and Chief of the Ministerial Office. Later on the title was changed, and I became Chief of the State Office after General Bodenschatz acted as a major in this same staff and became Chief of the Ministerial Office of the Air Ministry. Therefore, these two offices were not the same any longer. I dealt with the civilian side, and Bodenschatz, under this new arrangement as Chief of the Ministerial Office in the Air Ministry, dealt with the Military branch, that is, all matters of aviation and of the Luftwaffe. And later on he became a liaison officer to the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor. Q. All these jobs or functions that you have just been describing were matters that were headed up by Goering, is that correct? A. Yes, certainly. |
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| Q. When did you first become
acquainted with Flick? A. I can't say the year exactly, but I think it was in 1934 that I met Flick. Q. Do you recall anything of this occasion? Was it a social or business occasion? A. No, I do not. I cannot remember, but I assume that it must have been a social occasion which took place in Goering's house. Goering used to invite a small circle of men of the German economy to his parties, and among these was Flick. Q. And were these meetings with Goering something that happened frequently, or several times, or was this the only time? A. I believe these meetings between Goering and Flick during the first years were almost exclusively devoted to more or less important social events. In this connection I met Flick at various occasions, at Goering's birthday and certain social entertainments of a representative nature, like the opera balls, hunting festivals, and the Olympic Games. Those were occasion, of my seeing and witnessing the meetings of Goering and Flick. |
