Arthur R. Butz – The Hoax Of The Twentieth Century

Arthur R. Butz, The Hoax of the Twentieth Century
number of Hungarian Jews is estimated at 900,000 to 1,000,000. Most of the Jews
outside Budapest have been concentrated in ghettos. As of May 24, 116,000 had
been deported to the General Government in daily shipments of 14,000. The Jewish
Council in Budapest (same as the Jewish Senate of the Red Cross Report excerpt)
was reassured that these measures were directed only against unassimilated
Jews, and that others were to be treated differently. However, the SS expects difficulties
with future concentration and deportation measures anyway. Plans for future
measures are outlined. Problems stemming from the differing German and
Hungarian definitions of a Jew are discussed. It is estimated that about one third
of the Hungarian Jews deported to Auschwitz are able to work, and that these are
distributed immediately after arrival to Sauckel, Organization Todt, etc. Stamped
Top Secret and signed by Thadden. The third part is a covering note for the fourth
part, initialed by Wagner and Thadden, with handwritten references to Eichmann.
The fourth part is a summary of Thadden’s report, with no endorsement.
NG-2230: A copy of a two page letter, dated April 24, 1944, from Thadden to
Eichmann relaying the contents of NG-2233 (next to be discussed). Both pages
initialed by Thadden. Date stamp and handwritten notations on bottom of page
one. Note: the second time I consulted document NG-2230, it was an entirely different
document, so there may be some error here.
NG-2233: In two parts. First part is a copy of a telegram from Veesenmayer to
Ritter, dated April 23, 1944. It reports on the work of interning Jews from the
Carpathians in ghettos. 150,000 Jews have already been rounded up. It is estimated
that 300,000 Jews will have been affected when the action is completed.
The internment of Jews in other areas is then to follow. From May 15 on, 3,000
Jews are to be shipped daily to Auschwitz, and in order not to hold up their transport,
the transfer of the 50,000 Jews, demanded for work in the Reich by Veesenmayer,
will temporarily be held up. For reasons of security, feeding, and footwear,
it is not considered practicable to send them on foot. The endorsement is the
stamp of the foreign Office (Classified Material). The second part of the document
is a carbon copy of a letter from Thadden to Eichmann, dated April 24, repeating
the substance of the telegram. Initialed by Thadden.
NG-2235: A carbon copy of a telegram from Wagner to Veesenmayer, dated
May 21, 1944. It is reported that Thadden is to visit Budapest shortly to discuss
the disposal of the property of German and Hungarian Jews, within the framework
of the general European solution of the Jewish question. Initialed by Wagner.
There also appear to be initials “VM” on the document, but it does not appear that
this is supposed to be Veesenmayer’s initials.
NG-2236: A typed memo from Wagner to Steengracht, dated July 6, 1944.
Wagner states that it is the Reich policy to prevent Jewish emigration. The War
Refugee Board request, through Switzerland, that emigration of Hungarian Jews
to Palestine be permitted, must be denied because that would alienate the Arabs.
Anyway, the Swiss-American intervention will be too late by the end of the
month, for the anti-Jewish action in Hungary will be completed by that time.
Stamped Secret and signed by Wagner. Initialed by Thadden and, possibly, by
Hencke.
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