[ITEM 1]
[This page represents file-cover.]
[Stamp]
The President of the Secret Cabinet Council.
SPECIAL FUNDS
Berlin W 8, Vossstrasse 6, 28th August 1939 [ITEM 2] '
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery Rk. 22766 B
To: The President of the Secret Cabinet Council,
Berlin, w 8, Vossstrasse 6
In reply to letter of 9th August 1939, without G. No. ' In conformity with your request, I have had the sum of RM
10,000, which had been placed at your disposal for special expenses in connection with the obtaining of diplomatic information, handed to Amtsrat Koeppen.
I enclose the draft of a certificate showing how the money was used, with the request to send me the certificate after execution at the latest by the end of the financial year.
[signed] Dr. Lammers [Note in pencil at foot of the original letter]
The certificate of use was executed on 31st March 1940 and forwarded to the Reich Chancellery on 2nd April 1940.
[initialled] K.
[ITEM 3]
Copy.
Rei Rk. 2 2766 B.
Certificate of use
10,000.00 RM
I have received "Ten thousand Reichsmarks" from the Reich Chancellery for special outlay entailed in obtaining diplomatic information. In conformity with my duty, I hereby affirm that I have used the above mentioned sum for the purpose stated. Receipts from the persons who received individual sums could not be demanded.
Berlin, 31st March 1940.
[signed] Neurath.
3945-PS
[Item 4]
Berlin, 2nd April 1940.
In reply to your letter of 28th August 1989—Rk. 2 2766 B—, I beg to enclose herewith the duly executed Certificate of use.
On behalf of
[signed] Koeppen.
To: The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin.
[Note in pencil at foot]
from Dept. 1—2/4 K.
[ITEM 5]
Berlin, 31st May 1943
Highly esteemed Herr Reich Minister
I beg to inform your Excellency that the private means of the office till will soon be exhausted. The amount of 10,000 RM paid in on 9th May 1941 will be used up with the payments to be made in the month of June.
Your Excellency,
With thanks, I remain,
Yours faithfully, [signed] Koeppen
[ITEM 6]
Berlin, 30th June 1943.
In my bureau there is a need to incur special expenses, to audit which it does not appear to me advisable. As I am no longer being allotted special means to be at my disposal, I shall be obliged if you will place the sum of 10,000 RM at my disposal for the purposes indicated.
[signed] Freiherr von Neurath.
To: The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery, Dr. Lammers, Berlin.
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[ITEM 7]
Berlin W. 8., Vossstrasse 6, 11th July 1943. The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
[Stamp]
Now at Field quarters. All mail, without exception to be sent to Berlin address.
[Stamp]
The President of the Secret Cabinet Council
reed. 15th July 1943. To: The President of the Secret Cabinet Council, Berlin, w. 8.
Re. letter of 30th June, 1943.
In accordance with your request, I place at your disposal the sum of 10,000.00 RM out of the Fuehrer's disposal funds which I administer and which are for the purpose of meeting special outlays, the auditing of which does not appear to be advisable. I will have this amount transferred to Amtsrat Koeppen.
As the presenting of a detailed statement of the expenses paid out, for the purposes of auditing accounts, might be impracticable, I request you to return to me the attached Certificate of Use as soon as these means have been disposed of.
[signed] Dr. Lammers.
[ITEM 8]
Certificate of use
10,000.00 RM
I have received "Ten thousand Reichsmarks" from the Reich Chancellery for special expenses, the auditing of which does not appear to be advisable. In accordance with my duty, I hereby certify that I have used the above named amount for the purposes stated.
Berlin, [no date, no signature]
[ITEM 9]
Berlin, 14th July 1943
Highly-esteemed Herr Reich Minister,
When I went into the matter of the Private Fund, the competent people in the Reich Chancellery showed an entirely understanding attitude to this matter, and asked for a written application from Your Excellency. When I replied that I did not wish to bring about such an application before success was an-
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nounced, they asked for a little longer for a further exchange of views. After a few days I received an intimation that I could bring about the application without hesitation, upon which I handed over the letter which I had previously withheld. The amount requested has been handed to me today and I have duly entered this sum in my special cashbook as a Credit.
I am, Your Excellency, always Yours faithfully,
[initialled] K.
Letters and memos concerning an unaudited fund (10,000 marks) to be used for "the obtaining of diplomatic information" in 1939-43
Authors
Constantin Neurath, von (Baron; foreign minister)
Constantin von Neurath
German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956)
- Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach)
- Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Schutzstaffel
- Military rank: Obergruppenführer
- Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador
Hans H. Lammers (Dr., Chief of Reich Chancellery)
Hans H. Lammers
German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962)
- Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec)
- Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician
- Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party
- Member of: Schutzstaffel
- Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness)
- Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)
Koeppen (amtsrat; office of the Secret Cabinet Council (under von Neurath))
Koeppen
- Additional details not yet available.
Date: 28 August 1939
Literal Title: Special-Funds
Defendant: Constantin Neurath, von
Total Pages: 10
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-3945
Citation: IMT (page 12369)
HLSL Item No.: 453630
Notes:In the transcript the evidence code number is mis-stated as PS 3954; PS 3945 is correct.
Document Summary
PS-3945: Letter signed Lamers re; transfer of 10,000 marks to Feuraths account, and acknowledgement of the receipt of the money by Feurath
PS-3945: Correspondence between Neurath, President of the secret cabinet Council, and Lammers, chief of the Reich Chancellery, between 28 August 1939 and 14 July 1943: grant of funds to Neurath for "special expenses" in connection with the obtaining of diplomatic information