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September 16, 2:40 HEKQEANLDUM Rf: KARL BZMRY VON STKOAMD ° Karl Yon Wiegnné advised Le hos known Chancellicr Adolph Hitler of Germany for many years, He stated ho wrote articles on Hitler for the Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1938, which he claims were written to bring out tho baser side of Hitler and which were no% looked u;on favorably by Der Fuehrer. Because of these, he feared tbat he asvor would get drok or be able te miintain his contacts in Germany, but despite thie fact, 4uring this Inet war he bas deen in Berlin ani over Turore ceneralty, ani on June 19, 1940, bed a fifty minute interview with Hitler at e chateau in Belgius. Yon Wiegnnd stated that diplomats and attaches of Hitler are terrified in his presence ani are very such afraid of bir. He gave an exasple, and enii that even You Nidbdentrop wan afraid oF hin, »nd when the interview with Hitler was sudsitted to Yon Pibdentroy for censorship, he was afraid to authorize ite release until Hitler himself had officially dnclarei thet the srticle was aweannhia "= »}s + wawoewe Yon “iegand ol:ims thit he ie not afreid of Hitler, and that he even would interrupt his in hia speech et tines end ask questicns which he stated were necesscry beonuse Hitler would talk uninterruptedly for hours oo the subject that he nad started on, and for the purposes of hie interview it was necessary to oonstinuelly interrupt Aim, which wee all right with Der Yushrer. Von diegnnfi anys that Hitler baa an aparing vocabulary, ‘and a phenomenal memory; that be never forgets. He has beer known | to recell etatements in reports which were written monthe before == 7" dy officinla, and has reminded them of their inconsistencies et ae aad ~e later dates. ; aes rae Sey ft = Yon Wiegand described Eitler as an sdnorm: POP RL BEC ON tranencdius! he never forgives; he treats people with uther contespt,. 44. scorns thom = even those closest to hia, and yet at other t{mes ber 20 . de overcome by eo etreak of kindliness, and he will cive nen presgtMel Ge esis Chateaux and expensive gifts. oe . er ——- es wes ,* yreae er