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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-13545
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1951
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LETTER OF DEFENDANT GAJEWSKI TO SELCK,
MEMBER OF FARBEN'S VORSTAND, 5
SEPTEMBER
1934, CONCERNING A
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT
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Wolfen-Film
5 September
1934 |
Registered
Confidential! Personal!
To Professor
Selck
I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G.
Frankfurt/Main 20
Your
Letter of 3 September 1934
My Dear Professor Selck,
In my
opinion we must try everything to prevent Herr D.* from entering the office of
the Raw Materials Commissioner [in the Ministry of Economics] and therefore
coming into the closest contact with the Minister. In D. the Reich Ministry of
Economies would have a person who is extremely well informed about IG and its
set up. In view of D's character, that would be very dangerous in most cases.
Herr D. knows the entire staff of IG and it would be easy for him to find out
the exact opinions and intentions of IG through friends and acquaintances; for
example, in the case of the negotiations of IG with the government about
financial support projects which IG is about to undertake. That would not serve
us at all. There is also the danger that Herr D. might possibly be employed in
checking the entire expenses of plants that were built with government support.
Since, in this respect, he also knows everything about cost prices and previous
obligations, this would be most unpleasant for us. The government would also
always make use of Herr D. in regard to all other problems which IG has to
discuss with the government, since he knows the situation best. Outwardly, Herr
D. would act as if he were favorably inclined towards us because of old
friendship, but because of his unlimited ambition he would always try to
establish his position in his new field at our expense.
In addition,
Herr D. would have free access to the various IG plants through the government
— a situation which in my opinion is simply impossible. For example, it
would be simply unthinkable that Herr D. should ever again enter the Wolfen
plant. All of my associates would unanimously object to this, and I myself
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* Richard E. Doerr, later
became an official of the Economic Group Chemical Industry.
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