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- 01 - Felix Czernin, born in Hluschitz on 07.03.1902, died in Vienna on 02.01.1968 Diary 26.March – 06.May 1945 26. March .Arrival in Vienna due to an order received in Sillein. 27. March Report in the Wehrkr. Kdo. Nobody knows what to do with me. Should come back tomorrow 8h. You have asked back in Berlin. Everything is rather mysterious. I have the feeling that the Pressburger message that I am unpopular is correct. Footnotes 27.03. (Wehrkreikommando) 28. März At 8 am I am told that a fruit plant will talk to me. At an unguarded moment a soldier tells me that yesterday n.m. the Gestapo was looking for me. I try to reach Lippe teleph. to give him a wink. Phone broken. Reach the secretary of gold who understands me at 9 am. 9h10 come 2 from the Gstapo and share höfl. with the fact that I should go to an interrogation. Pocket search etc. makes it clear to me that I am arrested. Beating house search (as I want to be there), which is called unnecessary. We drive to three at Morzinplatz, treatment still politely, address Mr. Graf. Be led in 4th floor and after 1⁄2 hour by a Crimea. He immediately informs me that, unfortunately, there are serious accusations against me. He has the order to arrest me from RSHA. I replied that I am very curious about the charge. It follows 5 hours of interrogation, which shows that I have been accused: 1.) In Aug.1943 (before Turkey trip) defaitist. to have made statements about the war situation. 2.) to have explained that Falkenhausen should come instead of H. 3.) Relations with Falkenhouse Clique 4.) Turkey enemy bond! 5.) At all Austrian legitimist. Point 4 seems to me to have been bluff, everything else serious. Belgian information is unclear to me, but at least about the clean O. At any rate, Dutai is behind it. I have only two zig. for the whole interrogation, which was little during this mental effort. After four hours completely dried up neck, protocol signature &. the feeling that Commissioner believed me a lot hard, but not everything. He tells me to give me a gentleman to accompany me to eat, wishes me good appetite & is recommending smiling. I also, in the opinion that is a meal break. The Lord leads me down and