Arthur R. Butz – The Hoax Of The Twentieth Century

Arthur R. Butz, The Hoax of the Twentieth Century
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the eastern ghettos. But the Slovak claims to the property of the Jews should
not be endangered.
The wire reports have also been submitted, as customary, to the Reich Foreign
Minister’s Bureau.
On the basis of the reports of the Ministers, I have informed the RSHA with
reference to D III 661 Secret that the Jews of Romanian, Croat, and Slovak
nationality could also be deported; their property should be blocked. The Director
of the Political Division, Section IV of the Political Division, Section IX
of the Legal Division and Section IV of the Division for the Economic Policy
have cosigned the document. Accordingly, the deportations of the Jews from
the occupied territories was undertaken.
6. The number of Jews deported in this way to the East did not suffice to
cover the labor needs there. The RSHA therefore, acting on the instruction of
the Reichsführer-SS, approached the Foreign Office to ask the Slovak Government
to make 20,000 young, strong Slovak Jews from Slovakia available
for deportation to the East. The German Legation in Bratislava was provided,
by D III 874, with proper instruction. The instruction was signed by the State
Secretary, the Under State Secretary in charge of the Political Division, and
Section IV of the Political Division.
The Legation in Bratislava reported re D III 1002 that the Slovak Government
has taken up the suggestion eagerly; the preparatory work could be begun.
Following up this pleased concurrence of the Slovak Government, the
Reichsführer-SS proposed that the rest of the Slovak Jews also be deported to
the East and Slovakia thereby be made free of Jews. The Legation was, re D
III 1559 Ang. II, provided with proper instruction. The draft of the instruction
was signed by the State Secretary; after its dispatch it was submitted for their
information to the bureau of the Reich Foreign Minister and the Under State
Secretary in charge of the Political Division.
As the Slovak Episcopacy meanwhile raised objections to the deportation
of the Jews before the Slovak Government, the instruction carries the express
statement that in no case must there develop internal political difficulties on
account of the evacuation of the Jews in Slovakia. By the telegraphic report, re
D III 2006, the Legation reported that the Slovak Government, without any
German pressure, has declared itself agreeable to the deportation of all Jews
and that the State President agreed personally to the deportation. The telegraphic
report was submitted to the bureau of the Reich Foreign Minister. The
Slovak Government had furthermore agreed that it will pay as a contribution
to the cost entailed RM 500 for every evacuated Jew.
In the meantime 52,000 Jews have been removed from Slovakia. Due to
church influences and the corruption of individual officials 35,000 Jews have
received a special legitimation. However, Minister President Tuka wants the
Jewish removal continued and therefore has asked for support through diplomatic
pressure by the Reich (compare D III 3865). The Ambassador is authorized
to give this diplomatic help in that he may state to State President Dr.
Tiso that the exclusion of the 35,000 Jews is a surprise in Germany, the more