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foreign exchange fluctuations would, of course, have to be assumed by
us.
These possibilities seem to represent a safer solution than Dr.
Sturzenegger's proposal. |
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| [Signed] H [HENZE] |
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5. Letter from Farben's Central Finance Department to the Control
Office Chemistry, Berlin, 3 August 1939 |
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I.G, Farben, Central Finance Department
Berlin, NW 7
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| Finance Secretariat/3631; v. Bue/R 2264 |
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To: Control Office Chemistry
Gross Admiral Prinz Heinrich Strasse
6, Berlin Attention:
Mr. Buenger |
| Zi/Bay-Zi/Schn 23, 31 Aug. 1938 |
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Import of tetraethyl lead
In your letters of 23 and 31 August
1938, you granted us permission to obtain a total of 1 million U.S.A. dollars
with the understanding that this money was to be deposited with the banking
firm Ed. Greutert & Cie. as a basis for a bank guarantee. At that time
Greutert gave the guarantee and deposited the money with American banks. The
deposit in America was necessary because Greutert can only have a U.S. dollar
account in the United States.
Greutert is of the opinion that in case
of a war between Germany and the U.S.A., the money deposited by him in
connection with the tetraethyl lead deal would be in danger of confiscation.
This is based on the fact that with special regard to the known and close
connections between us and Greutert, in case of war the accounts kept by
Greutert in the countries involved will undergo a particularly careful
examination. For this reason, Greutert proposes in our interest to dissolve the
American accounts and transfer the 1 million dollars to Switzerland. In such
case, an exchange into Swiss Francs has to be made.
Since the amount of
foreign currency will not suffer through such an exchange, we ask you to grant
us permission to agree to the planned transaction proposed by Greutert.
In view of the foreign political tension, we would be grateful for an
early decision. |
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Heil Hitler!
I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft
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| Signed: SCHERER |
Signed: v. MEISTER |
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