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Foreign Affairs, Mr. Günther, unless Himmler
promises that the German forces in Norway and
Denmark shall capitulate too. In any case it is most
doubtful if the Western Allies will agree to
capitulation on the Western front alone. But even if
they should agree to it, there is no necessity for a
personal meeting between Himmler and
Eisenhower. Himmler need only give the order to the
German supreme commander to lay down arms.
And, as I have pointed out before, there is no
question of Himmler’s playing any part in the
Germany of the future. At most, the Allies might
want to use his services to carry out the
surrender.”
Schellenberg declared that he quite understood
my points of view and would endeavor to make
them clear to Himmler before the latter and I met
again. We got through to Himmler on the
telephone, and it was arranged that we should meet
in Lübeck that night, the night of April 23rd–
24th.
I shall not easily forget that night, with its
uncanny feeling of disaster. Himmler arrived at the
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