Forschungsamt transcripts of HG’s phone conversations with Vienna and
London are in ND, -PS; see too his interrog. at Nuremberg, Oct. ,
.
Winter Ball: Himmler pocket notebook, Mar. , (NA film T/); Milch
testimony, Case , Mar. , , p. ; and Bross, p. f. See too the con-
temporary account of the U.S. chargé d’affaires, Hugh R. Wilson, in a let-
ter to President Roosevelt dated Mar. , . Wilson described how HG
had done over the old Herrenhaus “in a form both garish and beautiful”
for the event: “In his ability to handle great shows he would strike envy i n
the hearts of any of our Hollywood directors. There was a huge orchestra
from the opera, the best singers of Germany, the best dancers gathered to-
gether, supper and wines were of superlative quality. We were at Göring’s
table. He entered late amid a blare of trumpets, followed by a burst of m u -
sic from the orchestra. A fat round figure in resplendent uniform with a
striking, clean-shaven face, he strode into the room saluting and taking
the salutes of everybody present. Like wildfire, rumors went around the
room that the break into Austria had occurred. There was apparent on
every German face a mighty satisfaction and intense pride of power....
Göring talked to the ladies while [the show] was going on. As soon as it
was finished, he seized the British ambassador by the arm and disap-
peared.... I supposed everyone in the room had in their consciousness the
memory of the Ball of Brussels on the eve of Waterloo.” FDR Library, PSF
box .
Hitler’s letter to Mussolini with the omissions proposed by HG is reproduced
in facsimile by Emesen, p. ff. See the interrogs. of Prince Philipp of
Hesse, Nbg., Mar. and , .
The promise to Mastny is mentioned in telegrams from the French envoy i n
Vienna and François-Poncet to Paris, Mar. (Livre Jaune, nos. , , and );
letter of Jan Masaryk to Halifax, Mar. (PRO file FO./); Mastny,
phone call from Berlin to Prague, Mar. (Václav Král, Das Abkommen
von München, [Prague, ], no. ); and in the testimonies given by
Tauschitz and Schmidt (Schmidt Trial, , ).
Schwarzenberg: Testimony of Mar. , (Schmidt Trial, f).
Pumped Fritsch’s hand: Author’s interview of court reporter Dr. Ludwig
Krieger, May , .
Ought to have been shot: Letter of Himmler to HG, July , , with HG’s
handwritten comment (NA film T//). Fritsch, note of Jan. ,
(Fritsch Papers).
Chapter : Blame It on Napoleon
Jewish employees: Affidavit sworn by Hans Malzacher, Körner’s PA, for Case
.
Case Green: The original case file “Chefsache Fall Grün” is still in Washing-
ton, D.C. The author had it microfilmed (DJ film , NA film T/).
Testament: Führer decree of Apr. , , in Lammers Papers (NA film
T/; ND, NG- and -; NA: RG., OSS-file XL.). Cf. de-
cree of Dec. , , in BA, NS./.
Income tax declaration and other documents reproduced by Emesen, op. cit.