English Translation

29. 30 personal decision have been submitted so that S i e now determine who gets this factory. What is true of what I mention here regarding the various applicant-combinations is, I do not know, i c h cannot check, I repeat it as I have experienced from very reliable people, but something will be right about it. Whether the Act has been presented to you for a decision or not, I repeat, at this point, to you, Mr Secretary of State, that you may now decide on the state of play of my negotiations with regard to the taking over of this operation, Mr KRAuS, from the very beginning, i.e. since 7.III.1940, Mr Anton Kiesewetter, Chief Director of the Kreditanstalt der Deutschen or the KaD itself, informed him that I intend to ask for your support, Mr. Secretary of State. I complained to Mr Oberdirektor Kiesewetter on 16.1.1941 that the department II/1-Jd of the Herr Reichsprotektor first demanded that I take over the factory together with two Baltendeutsche Ing.Leihberg and Polenz, although the latter are not of the subject and an active cooperation of the same would not be considered, then I was eliminated at all and the factory was spoken to Mr. Leihberg und Albrecht, although also the latter is not a textile expert. As a result, Mr. Chief Director Kiesewetter