Arthur R. Butz – The Hoax Of The Twentieth Century

Chapter 5: The Hungarian Jews
initialed by von Thadden and dated: vTh 4/7. It reads:
“I.) Transport of Jews out of Zone III concluded with 50,805 according to
plan. Total number out of Zones I – III 340,162.
II.) Concentration in Zone IV and transport out of that Zone concluded
with 41,499 according to plan. Total number 381,661. Continuation of operations
had been separately reported with teletypes no. 279 of 27 June, no. 287
of 29 June and no. 289 of 30 June to Fuschl. Concentration in Zone V (hitherto
uncovered region west of the Danube without Budapest) commenced 29
June. Simultaneously smaller actions in the suburbs of Budapest commenced
as preparatory measures. A few small transports of political, intellectual and
specially skilled Jews, and Jews with many children, are also under way.”
It is a collection of such documents that constitutes the evidence for the deportation
of over 400,000 Hungarian Jews between May 15 and early July of 1944. In
my determination, the relevant documents are summarized as below. The nature
of the endorsements is indicated in each case. Naturally not all documents dealing
with anti-Jewish measures, including deportations during the relevant time period,
are involved; only those are listed, which might be claimed to compel an interpretation
consistent with the extermination claims.
NG-2059: Mimeographed copy of a telegram from Veesenmayer to the Foreign
Office, dated May 8, 1944. A certain number of Jews previously scheduled
for deportation are to be put to work on military projects in Hungary instead. Application
for the 100,000 employable Hungarian Jews requested by Organization
Todt (the Speer ministry) must be made to Glücks of the WVHA, who is in
charge of the deportation of Hungarian Jews. The endorsement is Thadden’s initials.
NG-2060: In two parts. The second part is a mimeograph copy of a telegram
from Veesenmayer to Ribbentrop via Ritter, dated April 21, 1944. It reports that
100,038 Hungarian Jews have been confined to camps as a result of the “Special
Operations.” The endorsements are a Top Secret stamp and Thadden’s initials.
The descriptive material accompanying the document (the “staff evidence analysis”)
indicates that Geiger’s initials also appear, but this is not confirmed by examination
of the rest of the material (in this case the English translation only).
NG-2061: Mimeographed copy of a telegram from Veesenmayer to the Foreign
Office, dated May 20, 1944. It reports arrests of people involved with the
anti-Nazi underground, and the interception of “intelligence material concerning
the alleged conditions in the German concentration camps in the Government
General. In particular the happenings in the Auschwitz camp are described in detail.”
The endorsements are a Foreign Office stamp and Thadden’s initials, although
the staff evidence analysis says it is initialed by Geiger.
NG-2190: The first part is a covering note for the second part. Signed by
Thadden and Wissberg and initialed by Wagner, and stamped Top Secret. The
second part is a report from Thadden to the Foreign Office on anti-Jewish measures
in Hungary, dated May 26, 1944. It is reported that the Hungarian government
has agreed to the deportation to the Eastern territories of all Hungarian Jews,
with the exception of 80,000 to be retained for labor on military projects. The
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