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of Gregor st teaser

In the course of an interviews on Desemier•7, 1944 on

another topic. Mr. Hens Etie • (IN 449) gave the following
information. Although I was informed that some staff
members of the F.E.A. have doubts of Subject s /J. reliability,
: .,::zen4th g 1ieve him to have a tendency to.capeggeyatCI 41•P;
•IPSO -Sing this information slog as it itairtitenerith
-air of sincerity and truthfulnele and Beetle 'entirely
plausible.
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_PROIP LsIXF SAIMGRIICIPS OPINION Oir

Prof. rerdinand sanerbruols, the eminent orofessor of •

_Sd-petonal
sun: of;.; physician to
-Itself Pith'''4 •was closely connected with the research
department of the A nheortin g A. • P. whigh,....in.cOoperatiOn
with him, conduetad cancer research. In tonwery.1 i395.7,
eta -party .given to celebrate Subjecit4
- -anniversari• with the I tebfwi n tinnenktilf‘-ttibletitielS.
Prnr. Fir110 91h rnnk An the contra Of a- ,private conversation
diagnosed MM f ar. PrafA antictbrueh:thent?stit$:
that -from olase obserration : Of Pritior:fttr .menticiarti •
'he had *formed the opinion, that the Hatilsideritas
border case between genius and insanity Snit that in
his opinion the decision Would take p).a60* in the near.
:future whether Hitler's mind Weald swing towards the
letter. prof. &tuerbruch then said that AhOnld. the
latter occur, Hitler would become "the craziest original.
:.. • the world 'ever sew,*
• in April, 193? when Prof. Sinerbibt'ioh and Cub jeot
again mete Prof. reuerbrnoh .stated that in his opinion
the swing towards insanity had • tekehiSlage • end .that :the
first symptom Was the cliental:a Of thole:ode:rate; initherS
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of Hitler's government such iiiipr..SObeenj,r,theitIlitter
was completely under the inflneace•ovorsis
Himmler, Goebbels and ps and that GértielfeWaS -:4164/Mei.
Cm, Subject's question Whit he expected': t er g. '•Ond to
be, Prof. Seuerbruah predicted that the Na zileader
either would have a e rcesantiessor, Meaning some kind
of "Ooetterdaeasaertmg e like a-nibidewalxis mountain it
3•C retreat near perchtenaden, or would. die • tin an insane /
.?:yr asylum.
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ranros THROAT OPERATIOE
In 1935 a throat operation was performed on Rifler by
_____ Carl von Eioken. the ear, nose and throat specialist
- of Berlin University. Subject, however, did not know any
details about the operation.,
GREGOR STRASSER'S MURDER
, Gregor Strasser, who. until December 1932, when he was
replaced by 'Robert Ler, was chief organizer of the Nazi
Party and as such was surpassed in importance4mAN,
party organization only by gitler, in April 165$ Was
elected in the "Vorstando ot oh rin His !specific
functions there were labor relations and in particular
contact-wittithe Nazi labor union, the Deutsche Arbeits
Front.-
,
As is oommOnly known, OreAor Strasser ins liquidated
in the Nazi blood purge of June, 1934. The official
version then given out by the Nazis was that Strdeeer
was arrestedandhad committed suicide in hieoell. From
amasses widow, however, Subject was told that Masser
was shot through the baok of the head, a wound he ars
not have inflicted himself.
Settlement orthe Strada°, estate was entrusted to
Subject and tr. Carlos setzel a member Of,the.:),VoiStond“.
of hoboninThô moat impo :asset'ofth&Strasee.P.1:
.estate was a life inouranoo.pOliotforitSMODIUSO.Od
by the Alllant 2. Stuttgarter LebeheversiehermagibiakTA.G.
This policy, howeveri containeda clause ttat:WPAYment
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should be ;Cade if death of the insured occured through
Suicide. In vies of this clause and or the °moss
version of Strasser's deathi,.theinsuranowoompetiy'refUsed
g
payment. .To'help Strasser's iidow the entiles:6f flr.G óorg
. y
.• Esellstri044 w ell4cnown.Berlin attorney with SA104 uenoe
W-zparty and i fraternity brother of -pi, Rani .
BerckeseYer..ohnirsion of the board of Sch-ennKtiflevhseged.
pr. ksohstruth1submittedtheeese.ltelatier*W0010-Ahe
following decision: 7 '
1. The insgranoe company wee ordered to pay
. the RM 20 4 000 to Straiserluidcer.
g - 1
2. The insurance con eal 10 a reighursedmith
, this amount by the faA.Party.•
3. Strasser! s (Andrea, then-lien& 12 years
respectively, whose gedfether Hitler wag,
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were each to receive RM 6,000 per year fro&
Nazi Port's, funds untilthey reached the age
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of l&
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