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1. On 19 June 1921, I went to work for the Chemische Fabrik
Griesheim-Elektron, Frankfurt/M., one of the parent firms of Farben, and since
that time have been employed continuously by Farben.
In 1927, I became
Prokurist; in 1934, I received the title of Director. Until 1938, I directed
various departments of the Sales Combine Chemicals. In 1939, I took over the
supervision of all European agencies of the Sales Combine Chemicals, with the
exception of Germany, Switzerland, and the eastern countries. During the war, I
gradually took over the supervision of all sales departments selling inorganic
chemicals. In 1943, I became a member of the Commercial Committee and, as of 1
January 1944, a member of the Chemicals Committee.
2. In addition to my
positions in I.G. Farben, I was appointed Abwehrbeauftragter
(counterintelligence officer) about the beginning of 1938. Before 1943, the
Abwehrbeauftragten were appointed by the Wehrmacht and were subordinated to the
local military security office. About 1943, through an agreement between the
military authorities and the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Main
Office) the Abwehreauftragten were subordinated to both authorities and had
military as well as police security functions. In 1944, the military security
offices and therefore, also, the Abwehrbeauftragten, were subordinated to the
Reichssicherheitshauptamt. The directives for the Abwehrbeauftragten, issued by
the High Command of the Armed Forces, and entitled "Service Regulations for
Abwehrbeauftragte," and the directives issued by the Reichssicherheitshauptamt
called "Service Regulations for Political-Police Abwehrbeauftragte" were burned
before the occupation.
My sphere of responsibility was confined to the
administration building at Grueneburgplatz, Frankfurt a/M. My duties were:
a. to eliminate untrustworthy people from confidential work;
b. to arrange security measures for the control of
correspondence, telegrams, teletype messages, and telephone calls;
c. to warn the staff to be careful in their discussions inside
and outside the office, especially when travelling abroad;
d. to
publish and circularize orders and instructions received from the military
security offices and the Gestapo regional headquarters.
3. Prior to the
Allied occupation of Germany, I received telephone instructions from the
security office to have all confidential files burned in time to avoid seizure
by the enemy. According to the directive I informed Mr. von Schnitzler and
instructed the heads of departments to burn all secret Army matters, secret
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