EXCERPTS
. Testimony of Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht taken at "Dustbin", July 11, 1945, 1050 by C. J. Hynning.
[Pages 6 and 7]
Q. What were differences between you and Hitler in 1937 when you left the Ministry of Economics?
A. He had put Goering in command of the Economy—everything. He also wanted to command over the affairs of the Ministry of Economics. I was opposed to that. I objected to that and asked my dismissal.
Q. Did you ask for a dismissal?
A. I asked for a resignation for dismissal. He had to dismiss me. I had asked for that. I told him that I did not want to conduct that ministry under the order of Goering.
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Q. What month was that?
A. August 1937. I think beginning of August '37. It took me two and a half months to get my resignation.
Q. Goering was appointed chief of Four Year Plan in October 1936. Your disagreement arose approximately one year later.
A. Nine months later—July 1937.
Extract from an interrogation of Schacht, on his resignation (or dismissal) from the Ministry of Economics because he did not wish to serve under Goering's orders in the Four Year Plan
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
Clifford J. Hynning (interrogator (1945))
Clifford J. Hynning
- Additional details not yet available.
Date: 11 July 1945
Literal Title: Excerpts[.] Testimony of Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht taken at "Dustbin", July 11, 1945, 1050 by C.J. Hynning
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: PS-3724
Citations: IMT (page 5126), IMT (page 8915)
HLSL Item No.: 452773
Notes:The evidence code number is not stated on the document; it is identified in the Blue Set's list of exhibits. The full text of the interrogation is included in the Supplement document book (item 452793).
Trial Issues
Administration & organization (all cases) Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4)
Document Summary
PS-3724: Interrogation of Hjalmar Schacht, ii July 1945, by Clifford j. Hynning regarding his personal history, his secret records, his functions under the Hitler regime and other matters (exhibit- usa-776)