English Translation

25a 20. Factory, partly in the form of a sufficient credit, which the credit institution of the Germans would grant me. On 14.6.1940, Mr. Director Prößl told me telephonically "... that the speaker Dr. Nather had told him that he would authorize me to negotiate with the Jewish company owner Kraus and report to him within 8 days. " - However, the Jew Kraus refused such a negotiation, since I could not prove myself with a written approval, but Mr. Blaschke. This fact was laid down in my submission to the Lord Reichsprotektor Abt. II/1-Jd of 18.6.1940. Finally, among other things in November.1940, Mr.blaschke retired as an applicant at all, among others. because he did not have enough of his own resources, he only had about 50.O00 RM, which was known to Dr. Nather in advance and was also known, because he said to me that I may only have patience, that one had to turn on Mr. Blaschke, who was recommended - "from above " - but he probably could not provide the necessary proof of capital. We would now like to assume that this business will now be finally awarded to me; but it was different again: now suddenly two Baltic German immigrants, Mr. Arnold Leibberg from Reval and Mr. Karl August Polenz from Riga, came up with - "very special " - recommendations as candidates, which by the Böhmische Eskomptebank with the Herr Reichsprotektor Abt.II/1-Jd.