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[re
] serve to an amount approximately equal to 20 million
dollars at market value. The German Government asked IG if it were not possible
on the basis of its friendly relations with Standard Oil, to buy this amount in
Farben's name actually, however, as trustee of the German Government.
The fact that we actually succeeded by means of the most difficult
negotiations in buying the quantity desired by our government from the American
Standard Oil Company and the Dutch-English Royal-Dutch-Shell Group and in
transporting it to Germany, was made possible only through the aid of the
Standard Oil Co.¹
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Geheimrat Dr. Schmitz Dir. Dr. Ambros Dir. Dr. Buetefisch
Dir. Dr. Mueller-Cunradi Dir. Dr. Schneider Dir. Dr. Pier Dir.
Dr. Goldberg Dr. Diekmann |
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3. TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS KRAUCH, VON KNIERIEM, BUETEFISCH, TER
MEER, GAJEWSKI, AND OSTER |
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a. Testimony of Defendant Krauch |
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EXTRACT FROM THE TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT
KRAUCH² |
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DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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DR. BOETTCHER (counsel for defendant Krauch) : Very well. And now,
to conclude our examples, a few words about the international connections of
IG. Farben, without consideration of any intention of a war of aggression.
DEFENDANT KRAUCH: The international exchange of experiences of I.G.
Farben was continued during these years, as had been the case previously,
according to the contracts. I recall a visit which Mr. Howard, one of the
important men of Standard Oil, paid me about the end of 1938. He asked me
whether there were any objections by the government to having this exchange of
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__________ ¹ Evidence concerning
this purchase of gasoline and oil product, is reproduced above in subsection I
Stockpiling, Storage of Materials and Dispersal of Production.
² Further extracts from the testimony of Defendant Krauch are
reproduced above in subsections C 5a, P 3, G 7a, H 4e. and
J I 7a, and below in subsection N 5b.
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