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Letter to Goering, noting the existence of "fundamental differences" in their economic policies, and suggesting that Hitler give Goering full control over economic issues for the sake of coherence and avoidance of friction
IMT
Authors
Hjalmar Schacht (Dr., Reichsbank president, Minister of Economics, plenipotentiary for war economy)
Hjalmar Schacht
German politician and economist
- Born: 1877-01-22 (Tinglev Municipality)
- Died: 1970-06-03 (Munich)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: banker; economist; politician
- Member of political party: German Democratic Party (period: 1918-01-01 through 1926-01-01); Nazi Party (period: 1934-01-01 through 1943-01-01; role: honorary member)
- Member of: German Archaeological Institute
- Participant in: Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933
- Educated at: Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums; Humboldt University of Berlin; Leipzig University; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Date: 26 August 1937
Defendant: Hjalmar Schacht
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: EC-283
Document Book No: Prosecution Schacht (GG)
HLSL Item No.: 452735
Notes:Schacht notes that copies of the letter were being sent to Hitler and Blomberg. This document was apparently not entered as evidence in the trial.
Trial Issues
Administration & organization (all cases) Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4)
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
EC-283: Letter re Schacht's and Goering's conceptions on economic policy