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Letter to Hitler, thanking him for his approval of Funk's war-economy plans and stating that the Reichsbank and the financial system are prepared for the war, including the recent conversion of foreign assets into gold

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Walther Funk (Reich Minister of Economics; Reichsbank; Central Planning Board)

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Walter Funk

German economist, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960)

Born: 1890-08-18 (Yasnaya Polyana)
Died: 1960-05-31 (Düsseldorf)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: banker; economist; journalist; politician
Member of political party: Nazi Party
Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
Position held: director (of: Bank for International Settlements, Reichsbank); member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
Employer: Bank for International Settlements; Reichsbank

Date: 25 August 1939

Literal Title: My Fuhrer!

Defendant: Walther Funk

Total Pages: 1

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-699

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 49

Document Book No: Prosecution 2

Citation: IMT (page 1018)

HLSL Item No.: 450789

Trial Issues

IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression

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PS-699: Letter of [Illegible] Funk to Hitler pertaining to the Financial preparations for the War

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PS-699: Letter from Funk to Hitler, 25 August 1939, concerning the measures prepared by Funk for financing the war