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This officer had informed him that Böhme was
unwilling to capitulate with his forces unless he
were to receive a direct order from Dönitz. He
said that the German forces in Norway were quite
intact and would be able to hold out without
difficulty for a couple of months longer. He was
therefore not prepared to act on an order to surrender
issued by Envoy Schellenberg.
Immediately afterwards a telephone
communication was received from Count Schwerin von
Krosigk, who, it was reported, was at Mürwick
together with the other members of the
government. The Minister for Foreign Affairs gave the
information that direct contact had been set up
between the German Government and General
Eisenhower, and that negotiations regarding
Norway had been begun. Later in the day
Schellenberg succeeded in getting into telephonic
communication with Dönitz. He informed the Grand
Admiral that apparently General Böhme had not
been kept informed of the actual situation, and
asked him to transmit a direct order that the
capitulation in Norway be carried out. Dönitz
replied that he might conceivably open direct
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