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[adver...] tising in journals hostile to Germany "shall on all terms
be avoided. Commercial and advertising considerations have to be put in the
background as compared with the more important political point of view."
Millions of reichsmarks' worth of books, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and
documents glorifying the "Master Race" and the Nazi State were sent abroad by
Farben for distribution.
64. An even more direct participation in
Germany's preparation for, and waging of, aggressive war was spy work performed
by Farben throughout the world. On the basis of reports received from leading
officials of Farben concerns abroad, and intensive research carried on by its
experts in Germany, Farben supplied the Wehrmacht and other agencies of the
Nazi government with political, economic, and military information. Farben's
camouflaged firms provided an organization ideal for spying; and government
officials and employees going abroad frequently requested Farben to make
available to them the cloak of one of its foreign subsidiaries so that they
could disguise their activities.
65. Through the instrumentality of its
leading agents abroad, the "Verbindungsmaenner," one of whom was located in
every major country of the world, Farben received frequent intelligence reports
pertaining to economic, political, and military matters. So invaluable were
these Verbindungsmaenner that in most cases they were absorbed into the
OKW/Abwehr (Military Intelligence Division of the Wehrmacht) and into Nazi
Party organizations. In addition, Farben placed on its payroll members of the
"OKW/Abwehr." Reports received from abroad or compiled by Farben were given to
the Wehrwirtschaftsstab (Military Economics Staff) of General Thomas, the
OKW/Abwehr, and the Auslandsorganisation. These reports were received,
analyzed, compiled, and forwarded to the Vorstand and to the various interested
agencies of the Third Reich through Farben's Berlin organization known as the
"Berlin N.W.7" office. The Berlin N.W.7 office also prepared special reports
and maps for the Wehrmacht identifying and locating strategic factories in
countries about to become the victims of German aggression. These maps and
reports were used by the Luftwaffe in selecting their bombing targets.
Employees of the Berlin N.W.7 office worked for the Military Economics Staff
and other sections of the Wehrmacht, although they continued to work for and
were paid by Farben.
66. Farben financed the propaganda, intelligence,
and espionage activities described above, supplying large amounts of foreign
exchange for this purpose. Farben also made contributions in reichsmarks to
finance subversive activities in preparation for war. An example is a
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