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| the new powers showed itself everywhere. The entry into the Party and
its various organizations of the largest possible number of people of the
Farben leadership, and the granting of requests for financial aid brought to
them, were regarded as suitable means to this end. I was under the impression
that, at least in the first months, the possibility of being able to make
contributions was quite favorably looked upon in the hope of creating favorable
feelings towards the IG. This policy of making contributions was a matter for
decision by the Vorstand, and later by the Central Committee, which had to
approve the larger contributions. Those up to, as I recall, 2,000 marks could
be made at the discretion of the local works managements in individual
cases. |
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| I have carefully read each of the thirteen pages of this declaration
and have signed them personally. I have made the necessary corrections in my
own handwriting and initialed them, and I declare herewith under oath that I
have given the pure truth to the best of my knowledge and
belief. |
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| 18
March 1947 |
[Signed] KURT KRUEGER |
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b. Extracts from the Testimony of Prosecution
Witness Dr. Kurt
Krueger¹ |
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| CROSS-EXAMINATION |
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DR. NATH (counsel for defendant Ilgner) : Dr. Krueger, in your
affidavit (NI-4928 Pros. Ex. 378)² you expressed yourself quite
frankly and openly about my client (on page three) ; that, in 1933, as you say,
he tried to establish contact by all means with the new regime with his
"coattails flying." Witness, you will remember what we all experienced this
time in Germany as well. Do you agree with me that, at that time, when Hitler
assumed power, many people in Germany counted on and hoped for an improvement
of the economic conditions of Germany and that this was also the case as far as
Dr. Ilgner is concerned?
WITNESS DR. KRUEGER: Yes.
Q. In your
affidavit you say Dr. Ilgner wanted to be one of the "boys" who wanted to be
"in on it." Would you call that an attitude which would let Dr. ligner appear
as a typical National Socialist who also supported the slogans of the National
Socialist |
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¹Complete testimony is
recorded in mimeographed transcript, 28. 29 October, 17 December, 1947. 9 April
1948. pp. 2941-3029, 4698-4707, 11131-11163.
² Pertinent parts of this
affidavit are reproduced immediately above.
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