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Full resolution (TIFF) - On this page / på denna sida - Hohen-Lüchen February 1945
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to see that many of those nearest him continued to
have great respect for him and did not dare oppose
him. His influence was still enormous, although
it was gradually becoming more and more
negative: that is, he no longer initiated new measures,
but merely vetoed those of his collaborators.
Shortly before my arrival in Germany the
former President of the Swiss National
Confederation, Jean Marie Musy, had come to an
agreement with Himmler whereby the Jews interned
in the concentration camp at Theresienstadt
should be transported to Switzerland en route to
the United States. The foreign press got wind of
it and published the facts. This was reported to
Hitler by one of his press observers, and Himmler
was summoned to appear before the Führer.
Asked what concessions Germany had obtained
in exchange, Himmler replied that Germany had
obtained nothing at all, whereupon Hitler had one
of his seizures of rage and forbade any further
transportations of this kind. Himmler had to
accept this decision; the transportations ceased; and
when Musy returned to Berlin he found it
impossible to gain an interview with the Gestapo chief.
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