Detroit evening times., 1945-07-11

food minister minister of economics and president OF the
tReiehsbaHk were all subordinate to him.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, who had to provide the money
- for rearmament and yet had to maintain somehow a
balanced budget pointed Goeng certain aspects of
agricultural policy which affected that budget He COM
planned about reductions and limited at mistakes by his
colleague, Darre, at the ministry of food.
Far important WGs SchWerin 4 Krosgk,s re.
port the general financial situation, l0hIch had
become critical because of the increased spending
He outlined the financial dcrobatics by WhIch
he proposed O meet the higher requirements: NeW
taxes, treasury bills, ne0 loans.
Yet Goerng feared that their plans might be upset by
pancky fears of war After discussing the general political
situation they decided that something must be done to
reassure the people at home
FINALLY the finance minister complained about expensive
Il over-organzation party, state and economic life and
Goerng indicated that he would it that this overbreed
ing should be checked Here are extracts from his lengthy
this talk:
Finance Minister Count schwerin- KrosigE Aug. 8.
agriculture. Proposal increase milk price Removal
slaughter reduction of tax by half to be
shoudered by consumers Ooss $50 milhons)
Mistake to link up butter and Fat only replace
able by Replacement by margarine Import more fats
instead of wheat, owing TO good harvest
Raising of milk price-psycholOgical problem
General financial position:
Position changed through armament.
more bills Rechsbank circulation of notes.
The usual loans This circulation upset present
constantly being for sale Due general
tendenCy-war psychoss
Everybody wants be September cash
Discussion about general situation: Producing tram
quality at home.
Orders 10 Wehrmacht to proceed with armaments in
depth and not in breadth.
"Over-organzation of the party, state and in economic
fife, over breedingtn
TWELVE days later, Goering with
Il Keite o supreme of the
German armed He survived office throughout the
May this year, signed Berlin uncondi
tona surrender of Germany to the Allies
he me of III he
the law for the defense of the They suggested drop
ping certain clauses t is impossible to know what they
were)
this, however the approval of Rudolf
This indicates that they referred relations between the
army and the Naz party, of which Hess then head
II EITEL warned Goering that Gen Won Brauchitsch,
IN commander erin-chief of the army, wanted to get
married. and would be coming to him about it.
This alarmed Goering, who recalled the trouble
Field Marshal BlOmbergs marriage, in January
of the same year. to girl of a. which resulted in Won
BlOmberg's dismissal from the post of minister.
His notebook says:
"Gen. kete. Aug. 20.
"Reichs defense law; Keitel reports clause by
Clause 10 dropped Clause to be dropped agreement of
Hess still outsandngl Final clause about elimination of old
laws must remain.
"A. r. p. (civian) in Berlin very weak HimmIer must
provide reinfOrcements from the SIS.
People must be made to practice About fortnight.
"Brauchitsch (persOnal matter) is married
Blomberg Letter from Blomberg that he Ieturns
to Wiessee in the autumn Does the fuehrer agree'" ~
FTER his marriage, Blomberg to Capri honey
n Then Ceylon and the Dutch East Indies. Now
apparently he had expressed his intention to return On this
Goerng made whether 1.-The fueher agrees"
Blomberg coming back to his home at Wiessee
Later that day. Brauchitsch himself arrived Goerng
about the There questions the pedigree of
the intended bride
Then aside to all this personal matter Brauchtsch
made that would had world Importance if
lit could have been made known at that time.
Just the of the fears and excitement ouer
Czecho SloUokid he told Goering that If
the big thing"-the German army not prepared
for 1t and had chance of Uictory SO Munich Just
big bluff.
IIERE is Goering's admission:
III "COl. Gen. BrauChisch, Aug 90.
Conversations about intended marriage. To produce
certificate of Aryan origin confidential statements
under OATH by parents of the bride mothers maiden
| WendOrfD
Discussion about the political position
IF il TO the big thing chance of seeing II
through. Army not ready for it.