Chapter XXXII: Part 33: Received: 28 October 1942 at 9:40 o’clock from: A. A. Bln by: Buehler

Initials

Incoming stamp:
German Armistice Delegation for Economics
Wiesbaden 28 October 1942 no. 353 g. Rs. Enclosures

From Foreign Office, Berlin

To German Armistice-Delegation for Economics

Paris

Citissime!

Telegram (secret code) No. 307 of 27 October.

Matter to be kept under lock C.

1. For your information: Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs has ordered, as there might arise political objections against increased demands from France, more exact explanation how in detail the increase of daily expenditures for occupation has been brought about, in particular, who is responsible for the fact that from the account of occupation costs demands have been satisfied which do not represent actual occupation costs. OKW, Department of Wehrmacht Budget and Administration, declare themselves not to be in a position to explain more fully the use of occupation cost amounts and expenditures unrelated to occupation costs.

II. Therefore I ask you to contact the bookkeeper of occupation cost account, get the necessary documents and vouchers and wire back. What matters is to get a survey of amount and purpose of the issue of green checks to the various authorities entitled to make demands [Bedarfstraeger] since the beginning of this year which should easily appear from the books of the issuing office. Greatest speed is demanded as these documents are needed for another submission to Reich Foreign Minister.

/s/ Wiehl

decoded: Buehler

Pencil notes:

1. How large is the part administered by _v. Lenz_? How large is the part administered by Berlin? Who gives to Roges. To whom else does Berlin give allotments.

2. How far does Lenz know for that purposes the amounts are used which he allots to branches of the Wehrmacht, etc.

3. What are green checks?

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