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b. Affidavit of Karl Seebohm, Representative of
Farben
in Czechoslovakia |
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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT KUGLER 24
KUGLER DEFENSE
EXHIBIT 26 |
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| EXTRACT FROM AN AFFIDAVIT OF KARL SEEBOHM, 4 APRIL 1948, CONCERNING
THE CONFERENCE ON CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN FARBEN'S BERLIN NORTHWEST 7 ORGANIZATION IN
MAY 1938 |
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I, Karl Seebohm, residing at Munich-Solin, Linastrasse 3, am
aware that I render myself liable to prosecution if I make a false statement on
oath. I declare upon oath that my statement is true and that it was made for
use as evidence at the Military Tribunal No. VI in the Palace of Justice,
Nuremberg.
Since 1935, I was the representative of the I.G.
Farbenindustrie A.G. in Czechoslovakia, and from the same year onwards I was
manager of the firm “TEFA”¹ in Reichenberg, which, in the main,
acted as the representatives of the Bye-Sparte of the IG, amongst others also
of AGFA’s² artificial silk department.
I have known Dr. von
Schnitzler and Dr. Kugler since 1925, because Dr. Kugler worked in the dyes
sales department in Frankfurt and was also in charge of the sale of dyes to
Czechoslovakia under the supervision of Dr. von Schnitzler, since about
1935. |
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| With regard to the conference which took place in Berlin in my
presence on 17 May 1938, I want to say the following: On this day I was
in Berlin on business in order to discuss sales problems with the AGFA. On this
occasion, I also visited the house of the “ZEFI” [Central Finance
Administration] in the street, Unter den Linden. On this occasion Herr
Frank-Fahle invited me for lunch. To my surprise, very many gentlemen were
present. I was asked to give a report about the situation in Czechoslovakia.
Since this meeting was completely improvised, only general matters were
discussed, as far as I remember. Only in 1947 I was informed that notes had
been taken on this occasion. The notes can be described as rather exaggerated.
As far as I can remember this conversation, I can only describe it as a rather
amateurish affair, if they would have intended to prepare any measures in
Czechoslovakia. Moreover, I do not remember having received any order to do or
to establish anything. This would at least have been a somewhat practicable
way. Furthermore, I want to state that some of the things laid |
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¹ Teerfarben- and
Chemikalien-Handels AG., Prague.
² Aktiengesellschaft fuer
Anilinfabrikation, Berlin.
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