 |
| |
TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-4624
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
185 |
| |
LETTER OF DR. VON BRUENING OF LIAISON OFFICE WEHRMACHT
(VERMITTLUNGSSTELLE W) TO DEFENDANT KUEHNE, 2
NOVEMBER 1936, CONCERNING WAR
GAMES
(PLANSPIELE) AT LEVERKUSEN |
| |
| Dr. von Bruening I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft,
Vermittlungsstelle W |
| |
Confidential
Berlin NW 7, Unter den Linden 78 |
| |
| I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft |
[Stamp] |
Attention: Director Dr. Kuehne
Leverkusen/IG
Works |
Management Dept.
Leverkusen, 3/11/36 |
| Our ref: V. B/Pf |
|
| |
Berlin, 2 November 1936 |
|
| |
Dear Dr. Kuehne,
Many thanks for your information about Dr.
Z. [Zahn]. We made appropriate use of the contents of the note without
revealing details.
With regard to the Leverkusen map games
[Planspiele], I am afraid I am forced to inform you of another postponement of
the date. Colonel Thomas,¹ who is very interested in participating
personally in these exercies [sic] (and whose participation guarantees the
proper utilization of our efforts) in unable — owing to the heavy
work-load at his office — to fix a date prior to the beginning of January
which would permit him and his associates to come to Leverkusen. Consequently
we recommend that you agree to this postponement and discontinue further
preparations until the beginning of January.² |
| |
With German salute
Sincerely your
[Signed]
BRUENING |
| Registered |
___________
¹ Chief of the
Military Economics Staff [Wehrwirtschaftsstab] of the OKW.
² War games
or 'map games' were also held at Farben's Leuna plant. Concerning these
exercises at Leuna, the defendant Buetefisch stated (Doc. NI-8637. Pros. Ex.
29): “The Air Force turned up with several generals. Milch among them. I
do not remember the year, it must have been in 1935 or 1936. A practice was
arranged. It was given out: An air fleet is attacking Leuna. What do you do to
protect yourselves. * * * * A squadron flew over. A telephone message was
received and work was stopped. This was followed by a discussion as to whether
the correct measures had been taken.” Buetefisch also stated that there
was low altitude flying and diving by the airplanes which flew over, but that
nothing was dropped by the planes. The minutes of a meeting of the technical
directors at Farben's Frankfurt-Hoechst plant of 9 March 1936 state: “An
exercise at Leuna has shown the apparent efficacy of the plant's defense
system” (Doc. NI-5881. Pros. Ex. 183). Not reproduced herein.
1227 |
. 
