Affidavit on the killing of SA leaders (and others) in 1934, at Himmler's urging and with Goering's participation

AFFIDAVIT '
I, Wilhelm Frick, former Reich Minister of the Interior, being duly sworn, declare:
Heinrich Himmler, in June of 1934, was able to convince Hitler that Roehm wanted to start a putsch. The Fuehrer ordered Himmler to suppress the putsch, which was supposed to take place at the Tegernsee, where all of the SA leaders were coming to gather. For Northern Germany, the Fuehrer gave the order to suppress the putsch to Goering. On account of this order, many, many people were arrested, and as was heard in the course of time, little by little, something like a hundred, even more, who were accused of high treason, were killed. All of this was done without resort to legal proceedings. They were just killed
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on the spot. Many people were killed—I don't know how many— who actually did not have anything to do with the putsch. People who just weren't liked very well, as for instance, Schleicher, the former Reich Chancellor, were killed. Schleicher's wife was also killed as was Gregor Strasser, who had been the Reich organization leader and second man in the Party after Hitler. Strasser, at the time he was murdered, was not active in political affairs anymore. However, he had separated himself from the Fuehrer in November or December of 1932.
The SS was used by Himmler for the execution of these orders to suppress the putsch. This was the first illegal act by the Party since the accession to power. This state of affairs, which is today still partly under discussion, and which I consider correct, was never stated officially, but became known in the course of the years, little by little.
[signed] Wilhelm Frick
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this 19th day of November 1945, personally appeared Wilhelm Frick known to me, who on oath stated that he had carefully read the foregoing statement signed by him and that the matters and facts therein stated are true and correct.
SEYMOUR M. PEYSER,
Major, JAGD