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Extracts from an interrogation of Schacht, on his view of the economic situation in 1929, the Reichsbank and foreign exchange, the New Plan for the economy, and rearmament

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Authors

Hjalmar Schacht (Dr., Reichsbank president, Minister of Economics, plenipotentiary for war economy)

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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

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Date: 24 August 1945

Literal Title: Excerpts from Interrogation of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht on 24 August, 1945 at 10:45 a.m. at "Dustbin" Interrogator: C.J. Hynning

Defendant: Hjalmar Schacht

Total Pages: 12

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: PS-3726

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 628

Document Book No: Prosecution Schacht (GG)

Citation: IMT (page 2547)

HLSL Item No.: 452775

Notes:The evidence code number is not stated on the document; it is identified in the Blue Set's list of exhibits.

Trial Issues

Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) Wars of aggression

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PS-3726: Excerpts from interrogation of Hjalmar Schacht, 24 August 1945, by Clifford j. Hynning, on foreign exchange and commodity control legislation and on German rearmament