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2. AFFIDAVIT AND TESTIMONY OF PROSECUTION WITNESS
FELIX EHRMANN CONCERNING THE REICH OFFICE FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE PLENIPOTENTIARY
GENERAL FOR SPECIAL QUESTIONS OF CHEMICAL
PRODUCTION, AND THE KRAUCH OFFICE
 
  TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-4952
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 464
 
AFFIDAVIT OF DR. FELIX EHRMANN CONCERNING
THE KRAUCH OFFICE, 13 MARCH 1947*  
 
I, Dr. Felix Ehrmann, residing at Baddeckenstedt, District of Wolfenbuettel in the British Zone of Occupation, having been advised that by making any false statements I will become liable to punishment, hereby voluntary declare the following under oath and without having been subjected to any duress:

The functions of the Plenipotentiary General for Special Questions of Chemical Production on one side, and of the Reich Office for Economic Development on the other side, were closely interlinked and their tasks were always overlapping. Dr. Carl Krauch was at the head of both organizations mentioned, and so it happened that both of these organizations were often simply called "Krauch Office."

This "Krauch Office" distinguished itself from all other authorities by the fact that it availed itself quite independently of persons who were not officials, but acted in an honorary capacity. These honorary people were outstanding personalities in industry, and in every respect far superior to the paid employees of the Krauch Office. The policy followed by the Krauch Office was not decided by the paid staff, but by the honorary representatives of the industries.

The majority of these persons acting on an honorary basis, approximately up to 90 percent of the total number, were representatives of the I.G. Farbenindustrie.

The influence and importance of these honorary persons in the entire economic life was enormous, and the various business enterprises were eager to obtain appointments for their people in the Krauch Office.

I have carefully read this one page of this affidavit and signed it with my own hand. I made the required corrections with my own hand and initialed them with the first letters of my name, and I herewith declare upon oath that I have said the pure truth in this statement to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 
[Signed] FELIX EHRMANN 
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* The cross-examination of Ehrmann concerning this affidavit appears immediately below.  



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