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an excellent and highly qualified
staff of collaborators we also addressed to this office inquiries on subjects
about which we assumed they were informed. (Inquiries during the war about
America's nitrogen production, etc.) ” [NI-9827, Pros. Ex.
863]. |
| The furnishing of information by Farben to the Wehrmacht during the
months preceding the premeditated attack on Poland is significant. In the
weekly report to the Office of Military Economy appear these items:
[NI-7493, Pros. Ex. 860; NI-8469, Pros. Ex. 861; NI-4875, Pros. Ex. 843;
NI-8149, Pros. Ex. 850.] |
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“07 March: Discussion with
Dr. Fernau of the I. G. Farben, on the English and French oil
supplies |
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“14 April: * * * Inception
of I. G. Farben study ’Rumanian Mineral Oil’ and ‘Greater
Germany and the Economic Spheres of the Bohemia-Moravia protectorate and of
Czechoslovakia.’” |
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“14 June: Discussion with
Dr. Fernau of I. G. Farben. Submission of the essay on Cyprus and discussion on
the utilization and exploitation of the I. G. Farben records and library. In
accordance with Fernau’s statement, the records and library are at the
disposal of the WStb at any time. |
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“24 August: * * * Discussion
with the Leader of the Economics Department of the I. G. Farbenindustrie
Aktiengesellschaft, Doctor Reithinger, as well as Doctors John and Fernau of
the IG, on the closer cooperation envisaged.
“The IG made all
their archives and printed material available for exploitation, and furthermore
declared themselves prepared to answer questions put to them, which must be
kept as brief and concise as possible. Written questions are to be sent through
the Office of Military Economy Group VIII to the office controlling the scope
of the IG's activities. |
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“26 August: * * * Discussion
with Dr. von der Heyde, Commissioner for Abwehr of the I. G. Farbenindustrie
Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin, on the sphere of activities of Dr. Krueger,
Betriebsfuehrer of the I. G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin, who
came to the WStb for the reinforcement of mobilization.
“25
August: * * * Discussion at the Office of Military Economy, Group VIII, Captain
Dose, Dr. Holzhauer, with Dr. Reithinger, Dr. John. Dr. Fernau's suggestion of
using the Economics Department, together with archives, of the I. G.
Farbenindustrie for the WStb's purposes was accepted by Captain Dose. Request
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