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course, one has to step very carefully. If the scout
movement takes root in Germany, one has to make
sure that it does not degenerate into a repetition of
the manoeuvres of the Hitler Jugend. However, I
know from my own experience, the possibilities
scouting has, when managed in the proper manner, to
inspire youth with a healthy view of life, a sense of
comradeship, and an understanding of the necessity
of making a positive contribution to the welfare of
one’s fellows.
* *
On my arrival at the Frankfurt airport, I was
received by representatives of Sir Arthur Tedder
and of the Allied intelligence service, the
organization which was going to take charge of Schellenberg.
I well remember, when saying goodbye, wondering
what fate awaited him. Of course, I was quite
conscious of the fact that his past and his position
with the SS was especially incriminating. On the
other hand, I felt I owed him a debt of gratitude.
He had made a really important contribution in
connection with the work of the Swedish Red Cross
detachement in Germany in the spring of 1945. Also
he had been very active in helping release the
socalled Warsaw-Swedes.*
It was really an experience to sit in Tedder’s
quarters in a villa near the village of Falkenstein,
some kilometers from Frankfurt. With him were a
number of the leading members of his staff, both
military and civil, and we exchanged views concern-
1, Certain prominent Swedish citizens living in Warsaw
had been emprisoned by the German Gestapo.
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