A In December of 1939. Then there was just a formal authority to issue directives. That is, as far as directives we [ ... ]
Q Mr. Witness, in August of 1939, that is, shortly before the Polish campaign, in your capacity as General Plenipoten [ ... ]
other as such. in the civilian economy in case of a war, and it was further my duty as President of the Reichsbank, as far as gold and other financial [ ... ]
cerned, I did not concern myself with this problem; and as far as armament problems were concerned, I had nothing to do with them at all, since, as [ ... ]
political tension which existed at the time, I was of the opinion and the conviction that it would be possible to prevent a war. In all of my discuss [ ... ]
discussions. But as far as I can remember, I was hardly ever present at the discussions at the Reichsmarshal's when they dealt with this topic. of 19 [ ... ]
der to save time I will not go into them in detail. Q Witness, under No. PS-3562 the Prosecution has submitter a doc [ ... ]
considered to be his program as President of the Reichsbank. Dr. Funk, perhaps with just a few brief words you night give us the high spots of your s [ ... ]
sals". I should really have said, "The proposals worked out by me, together with the chiefs of the Economic Office." Q [ ... ]
that this question would call forth a war. We were on the other hand of the conviction that England would be successful to exert pressure on Poland [ ... ]