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Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Translation ot oworn statbull by nr Jt1lc1obr 1nd Gurl1 t t
Dr H1ldebrond Gurl1tt born 15 ~ pt onbor 189 Dr o$don Protestant roaidt~noo - Haraburc a t tolwag 14( At prosont in Alohba ob orrled wi t h Jlelene Hanke burn l 8 95middot Childron cornelius 12 yon ro old and Renftte 10 yeure old
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Cornelius Gurlitt Gebo1mr at Prottoaaor Dr Honori a oauoa During t ho Cllr~n nopublio 1r aa1ctont ot the Gll~D Arohiteoto pr~eidont nr the Ge~n City Plonins Aoodeilly Redioooverod the Cur JD BnrookshyArohi t octuro AI he wn~ tbroueh bio ~thor a born Lo ld ot Je 1oh deocont J1ia tunor ul in 1938 took pl ace wi t hout oft1o1o l r~pr~oena tion thou6h the tu ural novbullrtheloos won ol o nt do~unatratively 1c shypr ooo1 ve 4y Gr nndtatnor O O tho l tHldooapepa1ntor Jou1e Gurlitt hi e lJr n t ho r oopoor and t o ~uo ln England laDy or1bor or tho curlitt - t ly wore orshyti ot u
~ or1e oor n Corlnoh your o f b1rth 1d53 troua a t amoua lobullyor-rn lily 11v o u w1 t h f11r orb n l 1r readen hnvi na lo~tt b ur ho1118 throUGh bo bs
The r urwuo Pro1eusor o r us1 oal bi at ory at t ho Un1shyv or1ty o~ Freiburs was die 1 ~ otl on n ocount o r b1o Jevshy1 all blood
u-eauninut1on in Dr ttaden ouopa1gn 1914 to 18 o t rt oor ot 1n~untry throe t1 bulla wowtded our1n6 the war btton bull friend w1th Arnold Zw 1a Ludwig Jlonr nnd middotohJdtshyRottlutt Ueg1n 1D6 With 1919 at udy nt History o~ Art Dr l h1l Aosiatant at tho Teohn1 ool HighrJohool Dr esdon Art r oportor tor the Vonsl ohe Ze1 tw1g and other deroocrutio uo cpuper o author or h1 at or1onl ennays nod booka a r 1pa tor t he Frnnkturter Zoi t ung -to t lle C1 t y Pl ftn1ng Con r eaa 1n ow [ork nud t o I taly
01rootor of t he City Art Collor y in Zwiokau 1 )25 Through dova lop1nR th1 bull a~ll uao u 1 into ~ l1v1ns up dato 1nst1tutl~n t or work on I 1nourrod tbo enaity of t~e bullazi o and woa d1 s aaod alroody in lfJO y 1t e ond I both norked for thu peoplea Hiahttohool
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Oeclassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- -Dreadon Artor y d1a U IJamp nl in Zwiokeu (1)30 ) I anTe lessons
ot h1 a t ory ot art 1n t l1 a Aoodony ot applied Art in Dr sden published c book uhout KRtbe Jtollbull1tz (a then t ous Ger~ woaan-nrtiot) publio doboto s ogu1not llaz1-nrt o r d wrote orUolon t o r the Voaa1 aohe a nd Frnnkturtr 7e1 tung
Kun tv r uin 1 931 I was oullod to middoto3burs no d1rootor ot the Kun t middot fiB burs Toro1n I nrrungcd oxh1b1t1ontJ 1cctur oa about
odurn nJLbullt uapo pulnr 11th t he tuz1 movo1ont rado nn e xlli bi tto n or odorn Encltsb flrt one ot Xgtdorn oar~m nrt in lledon ntso tr1 pu t o middotnclnnd und oand1nnv1 u uo disisso1 1933 on ocoount ot mv An t1 - tloz1 faol1 nga Got- d~lOWlCOd booauao I h ~ho t1ngpole or tho Go1l o r y nuod orr in this way ovo1d1ne the uhow1 n1 of t ho awtuJtio t1n~
Artdau~er y tWt eollory r op ronn t od the sumo op1r1t tor wh1oh I wuo d13 l1sc ud fr~~ tho ~unotvoro1n ~ I nrrnnged woekly rt-e vcntugu 1n tho rool f y hop A r andozvouJ pl uoo 1o r t he tree-t t1nlc1ng Ha tlbura 1 nrrnnrod o 1ong o t l bullr c tho onlJ lXh1b1 t1on tJ ot the works by Dnokwnr uvor hold 1n thiJ t hird Roiohbull r ttur tho bog1nn1ug of t he wur it loon i c poa 1ble to a r l middota ngu r urthor ox h1b1 tto n or t ho kind I liked nnd wont nn t r i pa for rent Cor mn u oua 1 3~ I was i n w1tzorl nd t he n in nriu
o~ty 1Il 00 l Jl J I hnva ov ur boon 8 Rnld1or bullY ito und I nov r u o lhor or tho I urt y or nny othor ilo~1 1nst1tution ( o ltooit l1ko nll o thor ortde ulor 1n tho ~e1 oh okn or t~r b1ldtmde Kunut ) 1e- r 3 A os bull no oonnpoundJ ct1on whntuoovar to nny pnrty ott1o1o no un art doulur only ooopurnt1on w1 th ~Y r or e r ooll one u tho di r octoro of uaeu $ 1 nevor a woru in o n the Fuhr ar rnor votod to~ the lfzis l1kew1 o ot o y wife o n vur in n pouitlon to doounoQ y tre op1n1 n
EXhibit_____ (3JAl 87)
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
RAw it bapponed that I bough$ po1nt1neg i n lnlllQO tor pr YOIQ
the ooam1oo1oner tor the fuhrer GUIOIQ in Iinz
Aa on Ant1- lfaz1 I los t my ponition e a Dirootor ot the KUnatYershyain i n Humburs in tho yoer l 93S and opened in 1~4 1n Hlltlburs an artshyeallery I or engod o4ern exhibitions l e oturos una nrt- oveni nsa on my promi oos As Hornburs woo moro do oorctio t tw 1 ot he r o1 t 1oe 1 t wna pouoible to keep ly urt tnlle r y up to t t1o wa r as an 1ale ot treo thought
I was oont to l ria on tho eudorre ~ent o of tor tur oollea()uea tho D1ruotors ot gr ott UGouua Thie I liked vory uoh beoauee on aooount or tho bombn und the 11luoyo 1noroaa1na tiaz1- torror I could not koep y art Galler y ony lonsa r Thoro laquoOR turtherr10re tho denser thu t I ae luortur Jow tthould hovo btllln toroe4 to ork tor t ho Organization Todt I halt to decide bo tweftn the war or work for the 1uao~s I wns on offi oor in t he Firat orld nr on a ooount or me hav1~ Jow1ah blood I could not beooce on ott1oer 1n the Hi tlor-Ar ay (tlurnbnr ger Gosotzo) at 1 t wue not per u t t ed tor auoh peopl e to oco a s uperi or s On t he other hood t horo eTi shydently woo uo i ntention ot degrndins r~ and lO I had Vr Yl nent lonve troUl t he 11 my
Afte r y home and ohop i n Hnmburg wor o dampJ t royod by bollbe I moved my t oruly to my othors house in Dr e den (1942) wher o I also opent muob t1 o hon lgtr Vooo o ttor the douth ot r Pootlo tBS oppo1ntod as auooo sor ~o the JJiroctor shi p ot t he u ~ oun in Dr esden and oa oo Uon1on)r tor the Fuhr er utHJUll 1n tin~ I woo called by Dr Vo Do to balp hitn w1 tb tho b uying or a1ntingn in Forie Jr Ilabsr ut ook (tallon out wi t h l rot voss ) who up to th at time had tbe monopoly wi t hdr ew trom his Job rot Vooo kep t bos1dea 1e aa I haYe rooson to bol1ovo oover ol other en rroru the DorotboUCl 1n V1onno u sr ch~~dt ho lives near Lake conatunoo and A Dr Coepel I had the 1~preeoion t hat J rot vo~~ 11kol to work with ~e booau6e co ore or the sa me bullpolitionl o~in1on voao taa au tar au I kuow1 novttr u pnrty- e albe r be osoured a e ot thnt otten ond wan a t anat1o opponent ot the r eg1ae Ao I heard Dr Foono hi~eelt propoaod in hi o t eat a ant Dr Voaa ea his ouocoanor Dr v being an 1ntor o 1t1onal outbor1 t y on I t nl1an art ond liko taaasolt a pupil ot Bode
llQL~ho ~1gturo-troneQoUomL~ t lbullo Fubrnr JII~S9JlLWOro hondltA
The eupor1or a uthority tor nr Voao wna as tur na I know be oaueo I dld not havo olooor 1nc1p~t s the oft1oo of no1obale1ter DorAnnn l)ayaente were do tro1 the Re1ohaknn~lo1 o~or the Dnnkshyhaus oh1oklor nolbruok 1n Dorl1n y billa woro rado out to Prot Voaa Colnilliaaioner tor he u u~ Unz I have naver aeon nor
Kxn1b1t ____t3TA187)
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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~pokon to any superior ot~1o1ola ot Dr Voea nor ev~r wr1tten to tho11 ~ It is ot int e r oat to noto t hat ne1ther 1r Oo~l who bouaht mos tly ln Uollnnd ror Dr vos a or t r Rei uor obiet aaa1at ant ot voaa were metabttrD of the party oa I was uanur ed r r om many a1dea The purohattoa 1n rar1 a ware portootly nor nl I ltod stven to middot e t he photos ot pa1nt1nra and o~tl~ Dr Vona bo~ht thom without hav1ns 1ooo t ha Ll cut1roly on tho otrongth ot y do rJor1 J) t1ons Any toroe whataoevor was not uaud I t Dr Vona t houeht tho pi c tures to e xpe n11ve he dld not buy the~
The JUh r or bought us I wo n t old tor hia pr1vnte )JUposoa still 111tlny pJotur oa through trf Il l wa D1otr1ob tho hotocraphorUoftlAnn and otlle r u lli oh i rot vooH did not soo in lrnnoo For these JiUrchnaoa t ho r o ox1 ut od uo lnid out pla n while l r ot vocs wihed to hnva u 1uaouo oolloctton put on a oo1ont1t1 o and J11 otor1o boso The puy ont of tho pu1nt1usa 14tlll dono w1 th tho peoinoi on ot tho Dov1 s onntoll o over t hbullt oleuring I hov e never bo uGht a picture wh1oh wua not otfttrod volunt nry to ne It pa1nt1ng9 woro J o1 1t od out to middoto ne uot tor anlo I did not evon es ek tor th i t1oo I di d o t nood t o lt1o oo aa I had unough otfero
Ho w i t nan witb u1 cturo from Jow1ah oollgct1ons
Ao I hoar d t ho Jow1oh ormed urt troo3Wo a in middotrlnoo Jnro uo1zed by a l a w but whioh I ho vo ncvor seen n1 th r1y e yo bull I know t ha t t ho Gor on Anbuooodor u~ou u nnro 1uo r1 tina do k whi oh onoe troJl tho Rothaoh1ld ool l oot1on I nl oo ouv tJo rvollouA Fr onob drow1ngs frot t ho lBth oontury i n t l o r oom or thu Gor bull on E~uy
oJa a~ a14 olcone r r o4 the awne ttouroo It wuo t ol tl to lle the t haro onct 1d 1n Pnr1 s a pol n oo in hioh tte J owLh nrt po~ shyseas1ona wor oolleotod on1t whoru t ey -wo ro divided n on the
yen ltlltter nt ortioie l o I neve r ont t o t his buildinf They told e tho u certain r tohao ho Ao noti n bull t o r Gorin~ ~o s the ohiet or t bull1 tJ noune I nvo1 dud oting t hi n bull on und n t h11l only onoe 1n un oxhib1tin fl i tbout n y 1ntont1on I nlwayo avo i ded to coot heh Hazi-Ottioinla in Fari n I wo e only onoe to n l orgo raoopt1on in t he ecobuosy toeothor wi t h hundreds or people hero wobull ru11or tbot t bc Gos tapo bo us llt uudo r P t uaure painti ngs trot pr1 vate o r deoloro hi oh I hoard vor y often but I n vor oould 1 rovo it or evon eot rol1nbl e 1ntor1ation M J I ot hor ltiue should hnvo cone art csr euoh an aocuaat1on nnd would hav-o intor od Prot Voue pr1vatoly I did
notioo indued t hat I wuo not a hown rony i1oturea 2h1ch ore r osorshyTot tor ber doaloro
bull hi b1 t____(3JAl87)
DeclasSified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Tr nelaion ot furthe r state ndo by U1ldebr nnd Cur11tt
trips to rbullribull 7lrat trip to ari ~ i n ru~nr 1941 tor GGr ~n uao~lu - tran the end ot 1)42 art or the dor1th o r Dr t o nao o1no ror tho OOllli seioner ot tno Futlr er uaeWA in L1nz 1 rot te r nn VoPut Lant triP Jwte 1944 - total tr1pa ubout l)
I paid by truuat e re t hrouGh the oleor1nr huueo Up t o 1942 t hey woro unrestrioted t or rbully uott nluo t or purcbasos or pr1vntto olient n ot 1ne l ot ur only t or cuoe~ J nUll luter mly tor tua Puhroroueau~n
I bought tro11 d1tterent doolurfi vory aeldoM rro1 p rivnto oroono In t o t lll I nortuirod about ~gto po1nt1 uGo 1n Fr nnoe nnd hovu g1 ven theA to UISou-u I hnv r-old 11ttlu to pr1voto per n n bull
Inoo je
I ata~traquod to o~ a urlor not bo fora 1)14 middot J 1100 n i oriJampcod s t eashydily o OlU Je I 1mJ vory ac t1vo and d~tvolopod y bubull ino 13 oro r nd -or o Int o ylnr 1 9~4 y 1lOo-bull nlmut ) to 1 )0) lbull bullbull 1n t bo yo trbull b-Jfo-u t ho ur 4 gt to 51 l i y urohtl )l in Fro middot oe inshyorea Jod tho 1 1oo o 194~ it wu lbJ~ltt 2)) 10n Rbullbull
er ~onnl ortu e I di)O 1t a l udunt rinl Londl 1 th tho b I k1 lc tire n)0 in inoburR who hnd lt tho unu ot tho ~onr 1 4S a vtluo or n l i t tln ov bullr d)gt lOgt Rbullbull Furthor oro hnd en h th sr to h altUI t ~t cgt) ))1 Rbullbull
At the OJr bullsdn c r Bunk 1r r erdo I 111d o h o uwut () 111 nbullbull To v lttt l nii ti t wich ~ rn horo 11 111 Ot tlo 1u ot prilJo t 1 1 1~Je b c ~~a thu v ~1o or tl13 lur an -urk i r no t oatnbl1shoJ It I an Ad u r1oo of 50 to l bull 10 R~loho rk of pr B vnr-vnlue t he vclu ton to ve ry vncu t ho ric or bull u1nshytt ngiS tluctlito In t o Aa ro dolJosi bu ot tho nrontn r Duuk 11rn my uvr and t ho p 1nt1Jumiddot or my rutbor end ul o tl p1c tur ll ot ry do~JUtllltl s1ntor Th1 trnr b_x 1 ow l urlol u 1dur t 1u oconry
trip to Aoobb ~cb
havi ng LO t y ho~ in Lruudon thmiddotoueh bo b I wuo 11v1ng 11i1 th my 86 yoar old t~othlr bull bull y fmiddot 1ly 1n r o n--orrdort bull ucr lllsdon I filtod rot Vo lbullbullo ~1 1 o hovlu o t 1 ) hou u at ntllyina e n icittl 1n middot ottsalat a 1n nunr lJruuduu e diacuorHtd hut to iu to oavc ~hbull u1nt1nit of oho uooli1 in 1oabadnn
who wcr~ ko~t 1n oeoenato1u nnd 1t JODbulliblo nluo t1~ pioturoa or t te Tr oeueu Gellury no tht~ dm t r ot bomiddot lgtJug und llrttr peril
wao 1uoroa 1nt Vo o bulla a or the opi nion th 1t r dLOU-d try to set eholtor 1n 1 1nrr nken hioh Rvon tMbull ngli h nut11o oallodl 1 a outo plccbull tor the ln 1nt1 nH~ to r Hinolt u cl fer y ttl ilybull
bull
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
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J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
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2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
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Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Oeclassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- -Dreadon Artor y d1a U IJamp nl in Zwiokeu (1)30 ) I anTe lessons
ot h1 a t ory ot art 1n t l1 a Aoodony ot applied Art in Dr sden published c book uhout KRtbe Jtollbull1tz (a then t ous Ger~ woaan-nrtiot) publio doboto s ogu1not llaz1-nrt o r d wrote orUolon t o r the Voaa1 aohe a nd Frnnkturtr 7e1 tung
Kun tv r uin 1 931 I was oullod to middoto3burs no d1rootor ot the Kun t middot fiB burs Toro1n I nrrungcd oxh1b1t1ontJ 1cctur oa about
odurn nJLbullt uapo pulnr 11th t he tuz1 movo1ont rado nn e xlli bi tto n or odorn Encltsb flrt one ot Xgtdorn oar~m nrt in lledon ntso tr1 pu t o middotnclnnd und oand1nnv1 u uo disisso1 1933 on ocoount ot mv An t1 - tloz1 faol1 nga Got- d~lOWlCOd booauao I h ~ho t1ngpole or tho Go1l o r y nuod orr in this way ovo1d1ne the uhow1 n1 of t ho awtuJtio t1n~
Artdau~er y tWt eollory r op ronn t od the sumo op1r1t tor wh1oh I wuo d13 l1sc ud fr~~ tho ~unotvoro1n ~ I nrrnnged woekly rt-e vcntugu 1n tho rool f y hop A r andozvouJ pl uoo 1o r t he tree-t t1nlc1ng Ha tlbura 1 nrrnnrod o 1ong o t l bullr c tho onlJ lXh1b1 t1on tJ ot the works by Dnokwnr uvor hold 1n thiJ t hird Roiohbull r ttur tho bog1nn1ug of t he wur it loon i c poa 1ble to a r l middota ngu r urthor ox h1b1 tto n or t ho kind I liked nnd wont nn t r i pa for rent Cor mn u oua 1 3~ I was i n w1tzorl nd t he n in nriu
o~ty 1Il 00 l Jl J I hnva ov ur boon 8 Rnld1or bullY ito und I nov r u o lhor or tho I urt y or nny othor ilo~1 1nst1tution ( o ltooit l1ko nll o thor ortde ulor 1n tho ~e1 oh okn or t~r b1ldtmde Kunut ) 1e- r 3 A os bull no oonnpoundJ ct1on whntuoovar to nny pnrty ott1o1o no un art doulur only ooopurnt1on w1 th ~Y r or e r ooll one u tho di r octoro of uaeu $ 1 nevor a woru in o n the Fuhr ar rnor votod to~ the lfzis l1kew1 o ot o y wife o n vur in n pouitlon to doounoQ y tre op1n1 n
EXhibit_____ (3JAl 87)
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
RAw it bapponed that I bough$ po1nt1neg i n lnlllQO tor pr YOIQ
the ooam1oo1oner tor the fuhrer GUIOIQ in Iinz
Aa on Ant1- lfaz1 I los t my ponition e a Dirootor ot the KUnatYershyain i n Humburs in tho yoer l 93S and opened in 1~4 1n Hlltlburs an artshyeallery I or engod o4ern exhibitions l e oturos una nrt- oveni nsa on my promi oos As Hornburs woo moro do oorctio t tw 1 ot he r o1 t 1oe 1 t wna pouoible to keep ly urt tnlle r y up to t t1o wa r as an 1ale ot treo thought
I was oont to l ria on tho eudorre ~ent o of tor tur oollea()uea tho D1ruotors ot gr ott UGouua Thie I liked vory uoh beoauee on aooount or tho bombn und the 11luoyo 1noroaa1na tiaz1- torror I could not koep y art Galler y ony lonsa r Thoro laquoOR turtherr10re tho denser thu t I ae luortur Jow tthould hovo btllln toroe4 to ork tor t ho Organization Todt I halt to decide bo tweftn the war or work for the 1uao~s I wns on offi oor in t he Firat orld nr on a ooount or me hav1~ Jow1ah blood I could not beooce on ott1oer 1n the Hi tlor-Ar ay (tlurnbnr ger Gosotzo) at 1 t wue not per u t t ed tor auoh peopl e to oco a s uperi or s On t he other hood t horo eTi shydently woo uo i ntention ot degrndins r~ and lO I had Vr Yl nent lonve troUl t he 11 my
Afte r y home and ohop i n Hnmburg wor o dampJ t royod by bollbe I moved my t oruly to my othors house in Dr e den (1942) wher o I also opent muob t1 o hon lgtr Vooo o ttor the douth ot r Pootlo tBS oppo1ntod as auooo sor ~o the JJiroctor shi p ot t he u ~ oun in Dr esden and oa oo Uon1on)r tor the Fuhr er utHJUll 1n tin~ I woo called by Dr Vo Do to balp hitn w1 tb tho b uying or a1ntingn in Forie Jr Ilabsr ut ook (tallon out wi t h l rot voss ) who up to th at time had tbe monopoly wi t hdr ew trom his Job rot Vooo kep t bos1dea 1e aa I haYe rooson to bol1ovo oover ol other en rroru the DorotboUCl 1n V1onno u sr ch~~dt ho lives near Lake conatunoo and A Dr Coepel I had the 1~preeoion t hat J rot vo~~ 11kol to work with ~e booau6e co ore or the sa me bullpolitionl o~in1on voao taa au tar au I kuow1 novttr u pnrty- e albe r be osoured a e ot thnt otten ond wan a t anat1o opponent ot the r eg1ae Ao I heard Dr Foono hi~eelt propoaod in hi o t eat a ant Dr Voaa ea his ouocoanor Dr v being an 1ntor o 1t1onal outbor1 t y on I t nl1an art ond liko taaasolt a pupil ot Bode
llQL~ho ~1gturo-troneQoUomL~ t lbullo Fubrnr JII~S9JlLWOro hondltA
The eupor1or a uthority tor nr Voao wna as tur na I know be oaueo I dld not havo olooor 1nc1p~t s the oft1oo of no1obale1ter DorAnnn l)ayaente were do tro1 the Re1ohaknn~lo1 o~or the Dnnkshyhaus oh1oklor nolbruok 1n Dorl1n y billa woro rado out to Prot Voaa Colnilliaaioner tor he u u~ Unz I have naver aeon nor
Kxn1b1t ____t3TA187)
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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~pokon to any superior ot~1o1ola ot Dr Voea nor ev~r wr1tten to tho11 ~ It is ot int e r oat to noto t hat ne1ther 1r Oo~l who bouaht mos tly ln Uollnnd ror Dr vos a or t r Rei uor obiet aaa1at ant ot voaa were metabttrD of the party oa I was uanur ed r r om many a1dea The purohattoa 1n rar1 a ware portootly nor nl I ltod stven to middot e t he photos ot pa1nt1nra and o~tl~ Dr Vona bo~ht thom without hav1ns 1ooo t ha Ll cut1roly on tho otrongth ot y do rJor1 J) t1ons Any toroe whataoevor was not uaud I t Dr Vona t houeht tho pi c tures to e xpe n11ve he dld not buy the~
The JUh r or bought us I wo n t old tor hia pr1vnte )JUposoa still 111tlny pJotur oa through trf Il l wa D1otr1ob tho hotocraphorUoftlAnn and otlle r u lli oh i rot vooH did not soo in lrnnoo For these JiUrchnaoa t ho r o ox1 ut od uo lnid out pla n while l r ot vocs wihed to hnva u 1uaouo oolloctton put on a oo1ont1t1 o and J11 otor1o boso The puy ont of tho pu1nt1usa 14tlll dono w1 th tho peoinoi on ot tho Dov1 s onntoll o over t hbullt oleuring I hov e never bo uGht a picture wh1oh wua not otfttrod volunt nry to ne It pa1nt1ng9 woro J o1 1t od out to middoto ne uot tor anlo I did not evon es ek tor th i t1oo I di d o t nood t o lt1o oo aa I had unough otfero
Ho w i t nan witb u1 cturo from Jow1ah oollgct1ons
Ao I hoar d t ho Jow1oh ormed urt troo3Wo a in middotrlnoo Jnro uo1zed by a l a w but whioh I ho vo ncvor seen n1 th r1y e yo bull I know t ha t t ho Gor on Anbuooodor u~ou u nnro 1uo r1 tina do k whi oh onoe troJl tho Rothaoh1ld ool l oot1on I nl oo ouv tJo rvollouA Fr onob drow1ngs frot t ho lBth oontury i n t l o r oom or thu Gor bull on E~uy
oJa a~ a14 olcone r r o4 the awne ttouroo It wuo t ol tl to lle the t haro onct 1d 1n Pnr1 s a pol n oo in hioh tte J owLh nrt po~ shyseas1ona wor oolleotod on1t whoru t ey -wo ro divided n on the
yen ltlltter nt ortioie l o I neve r ont t o t his buildinf They told e tho u certain r tohao ho Ao noti n bull t o r Gorin~ ~o s the ohiet or t bull1 tJ noune I nvo1 dud oting t hi n bull on und n t h11l only onoe 1n un oxhib1tin fl i tbout n y 1ntont1on I nlwayo avo i ded to coot heh Hazi-Ottioinla in Fari n I wo e only onoe to n l orgo raoopt1on in t he ecobuosy toeothor wi t h hundreds or people hero wobull ru11or tbot t bc Gos tapo bo us llt uudo r P t uaure painti ngs trot pr1 vate o r deoloro hi oh I hoard vor y often but I n vor oould 1 rovo it or evon eot rol1nbl e 1ntor1ation M J I ot hor ltiue should hnvo cone art csr euoh an aocuaat1on nnd would hav-o intor od Prot Voue pr1vatoly I did
notioo indued t hat I wuo not a hown rony i1oturea 2h1ch ore r osorshyTot tor ber doaloro
bull hi b1 t____(3JAl87)
DeclasSified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Tr nelaion ot furthe r state ndo by U1ldebr nnd Cur11tt
trips to rbullribull 7lrat trip to ari ~ i n ru~nr 1941 tor GGr ~n uao~lu - tran the end ot 1)42 art or the dor1th o r Dr t o nao o1no ror tho OOllli seioner ot tno Futlr er uaeWA in L1nz 1 rot te r nn VoPut Lant triP Jwte 1944 - total tr1pa ubout l)
I paid by truuat e re t hrouGh the oleor1nr huueo Up t o 1942 t hey woro unrestrioted t or rbully uott nluo t or purcbasos or pr1vntto olient n ot 1ne l ot ur only t or cuoe~ J nUll luter mly tor tua Puhroroueau~n
I bought tro11 d1tterent doolurfi vory aeldoM rro1 p rivnto oroono In t o t lll I nortuirod about ~gto po1nt1 uGo 1n Fr nnoe nnd hovu g1 ven theA to UISou-u I hnv r-old 11ttlu to pr1voto per n n bull
Inoo je
I ata~traquod to o~ a urlor not bo fora 1)14 middot J 1100 n i oriJampcod s t eashydily o OlU Je I 1mJ vory ac t1vo and d~tvolopod y bubull ino 13 oro r nd -or o Int o ylnr 1 9~4 y 1lOo-bull nlmut ) to 1 )0) lbull bullbull 1n t bo yo trbull b-Jfo-u t ho ur 4 gt to 51 l i y urohtl )l in Fro middot oe inshyorea Jod tho 1 1oo o 194~ it wu lbJ~ltt 2)) 10n Rbullbull
er ~onnl ortu e I di)O 1t a l udunt rinl Londl 1 th tho b I k1 lc tire n)0 in inoburR who hnd lt tho unu ot tho ~onr 1 4S a vtluo or n l i t tln ov bullr d)gt lOgt Rbullbull Furthor oro hnd en h th sr to h altUI t ~t cgt) ))1 Rbullbull
At the OJr bullsdn c r Bunk 1r r erdo I 111d o h o uwut () 111 nbullbull To v lttt l nii ti t wich ~ rn horo 11 111 Ot tlo 1u ot prilJo t 1 1 1~Je b c ~~a thu v ~1o or tl13 lur an -urk i r no t oatnbl1shoJ It I an Ad u r1oo of 50 to l bull 10 R~loho rk of pr B vnr-vnlue t he vclu ton to ve ry vncu t ho ric or bull u1nshytt ngiS tluctlito In t o Aa ro dolJosi bu ot tho nrontn r Duuk 11rn my uvr and t ho p 1nt1Jumiddot or my rutbor end ul o tl p1c tur ll ot ry do~JUtllltl s1ntor Th1 trnr b_x 1 ow l urlol u 1dur t 1u oconry
trip to Aoobb ~cb
havi ng LO t y ho~ in Lruudon thmiddotoueh bo b I wuo 11v1ng 11i1 th my 86 yoar old t~othlr bull bull y fmiddot 1ly 1n r o n--orrdort bull ucr lllsdon I filtod rot Vo lbullbullo ~1 1 o hovlu o t 1 ) hou u at ntllyina e n icittl 1n middot ottsalat a 1n nunr lJruuduu e diacuorHtd hut to iu to oavc ~hbull u1nt1nit of oho uooli1 in 1oabadnn
who wcr~ ko~t 1n oeoenato1u nnd 1t JODbulliblo nluo t1~ pioturoa or t te Tr oeueu Gellury no tht~ dm t r ot bomiddot lgtJug und llrttr peril
wao 1uoroa 1nt Vo o bulla a or the opi nion th 1t r dLOU-d try to set eholtor 1n 1 1nrr nken hioh Rvon tMbull ngli h nut11o oallodl 1 a outo plccbull tor the ln 1nt1 nH~ to r Hinolt u cl fer y ttl ilybull
bull
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
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J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
RAw it bapponed that I bough$ po1nt1neg i n lnlllQO tor pr YOIQ
the ooam1oo1oner tor the fuhrer GUIOIQ in Iinz
Aa on Ant1- lfaz1 I los t my ponition e a Dirootor ot the KUnatYershyain i n Humburs in tho yoer l 93S and opened in 1~4 1n Hlltlburs an artshyeallery I or engod o4ern exhibitions l e oturos una nrt- oveni nsa on my promi oos As Hornburs woo moro do oorctio t tw 1 ot he r o1 t 1oe 1 t wna pouoible to keep ly urt tnlle r y up to t t1o wa r as an 1ale ot treo thought
I was oont to l ria on tho eudorre ~ent o of tor tur oollea()uea tho D1ruotors ot gr ott UGouua Thie I liked vory uoh beoauee on aooount or tho bombn und the 11luoyo 1noroaa1na tiaz1- torror I could not koep y art Galler y ony lonsa r Thoro laquoOR turtherr10re tho denser thu t I ae luortur Jow tthould hovo btllln toroe4 to ork tor t ho Organization Todt I halt to decide bo tweftn the war or work for the 1uao~s I wns on offi oor in t he Firat orld nr on a ooount or me hav1~ Jow1ah blood I could not beooce on ott1oer 1n the Hi tlor-Ar ay (tlurnbnr ger Gosotzo) at 1 t wue not per u t t ed tor auoh peopl e to oco a s uperi or s On t he other hood t horo eTi shydently woo uo i ntention ot degrndins r~ and lO I had Vr Yl nent lonve troUl t he 11 my
Afte r y home and ohop i n Hnmburg wor o dampJ t royod by bollbe I moved my t oruly to my othors house in Dr e den (1942) wher o I also opent muob t1 o hon lgtr Vooo o ttor the douth ot r Pootlo tBS oppo1ntod as auooo sor ~o the JJiroctor shi p ot t he u ~ oun in Dr esden and oa oo Uon1on)r tor the Fuhr er utHJUll 1n tin~ I woo called by Dr Vo Do to balp hitn w1 tb tho b uying or a1ntingn in Forie Jr Ilabsr ut ook (tallon out wi t h l rot voss ) who up to th at time had tbe monopoly wi t hdr ew trom his Job rot Vooo kep t bos1dea 1e aa I haYe rooson to bol1ovo oover ol other en rroru the DorotboUCl 1n V1onno u sr ch~~dt ho lives near Lake conatunoo and A Dr Coepel I had the 1~preeoion t hat J rot vo~~ 11kol to work with ~e booau6e co ore or the sa me bullpolitionl o~in1on voao taa au tar au I kuow1 novttr u pnrty- e albe r be osoured a e ot thnt otten ond wan a t anat1o opponent ot the r eg1ae Ao I heard Dr Foono hi~eelt propoaod in hi o t eat a ant Dr Voaa ea his ouocoanor Dr v being an 1ntor o 1t1onal outbor1 t y on I t nl1an art ond liko taaasolt a pupil ot Bode
llQL~ho ~1gturo-troneQoUomL~ t lbullo Fubrnr JII~S9JlLWOro hondltA
The eupor1or a uthority tor nr Voao wna as tur na I know be oaueo I dld not havo olooor 1nc1p~t s the oft1oo of no1obale1ter DorAnnn l)ayaente were do tro1 the Re1ohaknn~lo1 o~or the Dnnkshyhaus oh1oklor nolbruok 1n Dorl1n y billa woro rado out to Prot Voaa Colnilliaaioner tor he u u~ Unz I have naver aeon nor
Kxn1b1t ____t3TA187)
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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~pokon to any superior ot~1o1ola ot Dr Voea nor ev~r wr1tten to tho11 ~ It is ot int e r oat to noto t hat ne1ther 1r Oo~l who bouaht mos tly ln Uollnnd ror Dr vos a or t r Rei uor obiet aaa1at ant ot voaa were metabttrD of the party oa I was uanur ed r r om many a1dea The purohattoa 1n rar1 a ware portootly nor nl I ltod stven to middot e t he photos ot pa1nt1nra and o~tl~ Dr Vona bo~ht thom without hav1ns 1ooo t ha Ll cut1roly on tho otrongth ot y do rJor1 J) t1ons Any toroe whataoevor was not uaud I t Dr Vona t houeht tho pi c tures to e xpe n11ve he dld not buy the~
The JUh r or bought us I wo n t old tor hia pr1vnte )JUposoa still 111tlny pJotur oa through trf Il l wa D1otr1ob tho hotocraphorUoftlAnn and otlle r u lli oh i rot vooH did not soo in lrnnoo For these JiUrchnaoa t ho r o ox1 ut od uo lnid out pla n while l r ot vocs wihed to hnva u 1uaouo oolloctton put on a oo1ont1t1 o and J11 otor1o boso The puy ont of tho pu1nt1usa 14tlll dono w1 th tho peoinoi on ot tho Dov1 s onntoll o over t hbullt oleuring I hov e never bo uGht a picture wh1oh wua not otfttrod volunt nry to ne It pa1nt1ng9 woro J o1 1t od out to middoto ne uot tor anlo I did not evon es ek tor th i t1oo I di d o t nood t o lt1o oo aa I had unough otfero
Ho w i t nan witb u1 cturo from Jow1ah oollgct1ons
Ao I hoar d t ho Jow1oh ormed urt troo3Wo a in middotrlnoo Jnro uo1zed by a l a w but whioh I ho vo ncvor seen n1 th r1y e yo bull I know t ha t t ho Gor on Anbuooodor u~ou u nnro 1uo r1 tina do k whi oh onoe troJl tho Rothaoh1ld ool l oot1on I nl oo ouv tJo rvollouA Fr onob drow1ngs frot t ho lBth oontury i n t l o r oom or thu Gor bull on E~uy
oJa a~ a14 olcone r r o4 the awne ttouroo It wuo t ol tl to lle the t haro onct 1d 1n Pnr1 s a pol n oo in hioh tte J owLh nrt po~ shyseas1ona wor oolleotod on1t whoru t ey -wo ro divided n on the
yen ltlltter nt ortioie l o I neve r ont t o t his buildinf They told e tho u certain r tohao ho Ao noti n bull t o r Gorin~ ~o s the ohiet or t bull1 tJ noune I nvo1 dud oting t hi n bull on und n t h11l only onoe 1n un oxhib1tin fl i tbout n y 1ntont1on I nlwayo avo i ded to coot heh Hazi-Ottioinla in Fari n I wo e only onoe to n l orgo raoopt1on in t he ecobuosy toeothor wi t h hundreds or people hero wobull ru11or tbot t bc Gos tapo bo us llt uudo r P t uaure painti ngs trot pr1 vate o r deoloro hi oh I hoard vor y often but I n vor oould 1 rovo it or evon eot rol1nbl e 1ntor1ation M J I ot hor ltiue should hnvo cone art csr euoh an aocuaat1on nnd would hav-o intor od Prot Voue pr1vatoly I did
notioo indued t hat I wuo not a hown rony i1oturea 2h1ch ore r osorshyTot tor ber doaloro
bull hi b1 t____(3JAl87)
DeclasSified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Tr nelaion ot furthe r state ndo by U1ldebr nnd Cur11tt
trips to rbullribull 7lrat trip to ari ~ i n ru~nr 1941 tor GGr ~n uao~lu - tran the end ot 1)42 art or the dor1th o r Dr t o nao o1no ror tho OOllli seioner ot tno Futlr er uaeWA in L1nz 1 rot te r nn VoPut Lant triP Jwte 1944 - total tr1pa ubout l)
I paid by truuat e re t hrouGh the oleor1nr huueo Up t o 1942 t hey woro unrestrioted t or rbully uott nluo t or purcbasos or pr1vntto olient n ot 1ne l ot ur only t or cuoe~ J nUll luter mly tor tua Puhroroueau~n
I bought tro11 d1tterent doolurfi vory aeldoM rro1 p rivnto oroono In t o t lll I nortuirod about ~gto po1nt1 uGo 1n Fr nnoe nnd hovu g1 ven theA to UISou-u I hnv r-old 11ttlu to pr1voto per n n bull
Inoo je
I ata~traquod to o~ a urlor not bo fora 1)14 middot J 1100 n i oriJampcod s t eashydily o OlU Je I 1mJ vory ac t1vo and d~tvolopod y bubull ino 13 oro r nd -or o Int o ylnr 1 9~4 y 1lOo-bull nlmut ) to 1 )0) lbull bullbull 1n t bo yo trbull b-Jfo-u t ho ur 4 gt to 51 l i y urohtl )l in Fro middot oe inshyorea Jod tho 1 1oo o 194~ it wu lbJ~ltt 2)) 10n Rbullbull
er ~onnl ortu e I di)O 1t a l udunt rinl Londl 1 th tho b I k1 lc tire n)0 in inoburR who hnd lt tho unu ot tho ~onr 1 4S a vtluo or n l i t tln ov bullr d)gt lOgt Rbullbull Furthor oro hnd en h th sr to h altUI t ~t cgt) ))1 Rbullbull
At the OJr bullsdn c r Bunk 1r r erdo I 111d o h o uwut () 111 nbullbull To v lttt l nii ti t wich ~ rn horo 11 111 Ot tlo 1u ot prilJo t 1 1 1~Je b c ~~a thu v ~1o or tl13 lur an -urk i r no t oatnbl1shoJ It I an Ad u r1oo of 50 to l bull 10 R~loho rk of pr B vnr-vnlue t he vclu ton to ve ry vncu t ho ric or bull u1nshytt ngiS tluctlito In t o Aa ro dolJosi bu ot tho nrontn r Duuk 11rn my uvr and t ho p 1nt1Jumiddot or my rutbor end ul o tl p1c tur ll ot ry do~JUtllltl s1ntor Th1 trnr b_x 1 ow l urlol u 1dur t 1u oconry
trip to Aoobb ~cb
havi ng LO t y ho~ in Lruudon thmiddotoueh bo b I wuo 11v1ng 11i1 th my 86 yoar old t~othlr bull bull y fmiddot 1ly 1n r o n--orrdort bull ucr lllsdon I filtod rot Vo lbullbullo ~1 1 o hovlu o t 1 ) hou u at ntllyina e n icittl 1n middot ottsalat a 1n nunr lJruuduu e diacuorHtd hut to iu to oavc ~hbull u1nt1nit of oho uooli1 in 1oabadnn
who wcr~ ko~t 1n oeoenato1u nnd 1t JODbulliblo nluo t1~ pioturoa or t te Tr oeueu Gellury no tht~ dm t r ot bomiddot lgtJug und llrttr peril
wao 1uoroa 1nt Vo o bulla a or the opi nion th 1t r dLOU-d try to set eholtor 1n 1 1nrr nken hioh Rvon tMbull ngli h nut11o oallodl 1 a outo plccbull tor the ln 1nt1 nH~ to r Hinolt u cl fer y ttl ilybull
bull
xh1b1t____() JJU87)
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
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J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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~pokon to any superior ot~1o1ola ot Dr Voea nor ev~r wr1tten to tho11 ~ It is ot int e r oat to noto t hat ne1ther 1r Oo~l who bouaht mos tly ln Uollnnd ror Dr vos a or t r Rei uor obiet aaa1at ant ot voaa were metabttrD of the party oa I was uanur ed r r om many a1dea The purohattoa 1n rar1 a ware portootly nor nl I ltod stven to middot e t he photos ot pa1nt1nra and o~tl~ Dr Vona bo~ht thom without hav1ns 1ooo t ha Ll cut1roly on tho otrongth ot y do rJor1 J) t1ons Any toroe whataoevor was not uaud I t Dr Vona t houeht tho pi c tures to e xpe n11ve he dld not buy the~
The JUh r or bought us I wo n t old tor hia pr1vnte )JUposoa still 111tlny pJotur oa through trf Il l wa D1otr1ob tho hotocraphorUoftlAnn and otlle r u lli oh i rot vooH did not soo in lrnnoo For these JiUrchnaoa t ho r o ox1 ut od uo lnid out pla n while l r ot vocs wihed to hnva u 1uaouo oolloctton put on a oo1ont1t1 o and J11 otor1o boso The puy ont of tho pu1nt1usa 14tlll dono w1 th tho peoinoi on ot tho Dov1 s onntoll o over t hbullt oleuring I hov e never bo uGht a picture wh1oh wua not otfttrod volunt nry to ne It pa1nt1ng9 woro J o1 1t od out to middoto ne uot tor anlo I did not evon es ek tor th i t1oo I di d o t nood t o lt1o oo aa I had unough otfero
Ho w i t nan witb u1 cturo from Jow1ah oollgct1ons
Ao I hoar d t ho Jow1oh ormed urt troo3Wo a in middotrlnoo Jnro uo1zed by a l a w but whioh I ho vo ncvor seen n1 th r1y e yo bull I know t ha t t ho Gor on Anbuooodor u~ou u nnro 1uo r1 tina do k whi oh onoe troJl tho Rothaoh1ld ool l oot1on I nl oo ouv tJo rvollouA Fr onob drow1ngs frot t ho lBth oontury i n t l o r oom or thu Gor bull on E~uy
oJa a~ a14 olcone r r o4 the awne ttouroo It wuo t ol tl to lle the t haro onct 1d 1n Pnr1 s a pol n oo in hioh tte J owLh nrt po~ shyseas1ona wor oolleotod on1t whoru t ey -wo ro divided n on the
yen ltlltter nt ortioie l o I neve r ont t o t his buildinf They told e tho u certain r tohao ho Ao noti n bull t o r Gorin~ ~o s the ohiet or t bull1 tJ noune I nvo1 dud oting t hi n bull on und n t h11l only onoe 1n un oxhib1tin fl i tbout n y 1ntont1on I nlwayo avo i ded to coot heh Hazi-Ottioinla in Fari n I wo e only onoe to n l orgo raoopt1on in t he ecobuosy toeothor wi t h hundreds or people hero wobull ru11or tbot t bc Gos tapo bo us llt uudo r P t uaure painti ngs trot pr1 vate o r deoloro hi oh I hoard vor y often but I n vor oould 1 rovo it or evon eot rol1nbl e 1ntor1ation M J I ot hor ltiue should hnvo cone art csr euoh an aocuaat1on nnd would hav-o intor od Prot Voue pr1vatoly I did
notioo indued t hat I wuo not a hown rony i1oturea 2h1ch ore r osorshyTot tor ber doaloro
bull hi b1 t____(3JAl87)
DeclasSified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Tr nelaion ot furthe r state ndo by U1ldebr nnd Cur11tt
trips to rbullribull 7lrat trip to ari ~ i n ru~nr 1941 tor GGr ~n uao~lu - tran the end ot 1)42 art or the dor1th o r Dr t o nao o1no ror tho OOllli seioner ot tno Futlr er uaeWA in L1nz 1 rot te r nn VoPut Lant triP Jwte 1944 - total tr1pa ubout l)
I paid by truuat e re t hrouGh the oleor1nr huueo Up t o 1942 t hey woro unrestrioted t or rbully uott nluo t or purcbasos or pr1vntto olient n ot 1ne l ot ur only t or cuoe~ J nUll luter mly tor tua Puhroroueau~n
I bought tro11 d1tterent doolurfi vory aeldoM rro1 p rivnto oroono In t o t lll I nortuirod about ~gto po1nt1 uGo 1n Fr nnoe nnd hovu g1 ven theA to UISou-u I hnv r-old 11ttlu to pr1voto per n n bull
Inoo je
I ata~traquod to o~ a urlor not bo fora 1)14 middot J 1100 n i oriJampcod s t eashydily o OlU Je I 1mJ vory ac t1vo and d~tvolopod y bubull ino 13 oro r nd -or o Int o ylnr 1 9~4 y 1lOo-bull nlmut ) to 1 )0) lbull bullbull 1n t bo yo trbull b-Jfo-u t ho ur 4 gt to 51 l i y urohtl )l in Fro middot oe inshyorea Jod tho 1 1oo o 194~ it wu lbJ~ltt 2)) 10n Rbullbull
er ~onnl ortu e I di)O 1t a l udunt rinl Londl 1 th tho b I k1 lc tire n)0 in inoburR who hnd lt tho unu ot tho ~onr 1 4S a vtluo or n l i t tln ov bullr d)gt lOgt Rbullbull Furthor oro hnd en h th sr to h altUI t ~t cgt) ))1 Rbullbull
At the OJr bullsdn c r Bunk 1r r erdo I 111d o h o uwut () 111 nbullbull To v lttt l nii ti t wich ~ rn horo 11 111 Ot tlo 1u ot prilJo t 1 1 1~Je b c ~~a thu v ~1o or tl13 lur an -urk i r no t oatnbl1shoJ It I an Ad u r1oo of 50 to l bull 10 R~loho rk of pr B vnr-vnlue t he vclu ton to ve ry vncu t ho ric or bull u1nshytt ngiS tluctlito In t o Aa ro dolJosi bu ot tho nrontn r Duuk 11rn my uvr and t ho p 1nt1Jumiddot or my rutbor end ul o tl p1c tur ll ot ry do~JUtllltl s1ntor Th1 trnr b_x 1 ow l urlol u 1dur t 1u oconry
trip to Aoobb ~cb
havi ng LO t y ho~ in Lruudon thmiddotoueh bo b I wuo 11v1ng 11i1 th my 86 yoar old t~othlr bull bull y fmiddot 1ly 1n r o n--orrdort bull ucr lllsdon I filtod rot Vo lbullbullo ~1 1 o hovlu o t 1 ) hou u at ntllyina e n icittl 1n middot ottsalat a 1n nunr lJruuduu e diacuorHtd hut to iu to oavc ~hbull u1nt1nit of oho uooli1 in 1oabadnn
who wcr~ ko~t 1n oeoenato1u nnd 1t JODbulliblo nluo t1~ pioturoa or t te Tr oeueu Gellury no tht~ dm t r ot bomiddot lgtJug und llrttr peril
wao 1uoroa 1nt Vo o bulla a or the opi nion th 1t r dLOU-d try to set eholtor 1n 1 1nrr nken hioh Rvon tMbull ngli h nut11o oallodl 1 a outo plccbull tor the ln 1nt1 nH~ to r Hinolt u cl fer y ttl ilybull
bull
xh1b1t____() JJU87)
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
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J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
DeclasSified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Tr nelaion ot furthe r state ndo by U1ldebr nnd Cur11tt
trips to rbullribull 7lrat trip to ari ~ i n ru~nr 1941 tor GGr ~n uao~lu - tran the end ot 1)42 art or the dor1th o r Dr t o nao o1no ror tho OOllli seioner ot tno Futlr er uaeWA in L1nz 1 rot te r nn VoPut Lant triP Jwte 1944 - total tr1pa ubout l)
I paid by truuat e re t hrouGh the oleor1nr huueo Up t o 1942 t hey woro unrestrioted t or rbully uott nluo t or purcbasos or pr1vntto olient n ot 1ne l ot ur only t or cuoe~ J nUll luter mly tor tua Puhroroueau~n
I bought tro11 d1tterent doolurfi vory aeldoM rro1 p rivnto oroono In t o t lll I nortuirod about ~gto po1nt1 uGo 1n Fr nnoe nnd hovu g1 ven theA to UISou-u I hnv r-old 11ttlu to pr1voto per n n bull
Inoo je
I ata~traquod to o~ a urlor not bo fora 1)14 middot J 1100 n i oriJampcod s t eashydily o OlU Je I 1mJ vory ac t1vo and d~tvolopod y bubull ino 13 oro r nd -or o Int o ylnr 1 9~4 y 1lOo-bull nlmut ) to 1 )0) lbull bullbull 1n t bo yo trbull b-Jfo-u t ho ur 4 gt to 51 l i y urohtl )l in Fro middot oe inshyorea Jod tho 1 1oo o 194~ it wu lbJ~ltt 2)) 10n Rbullbull
er ~onnl ortu e I di)O 1t a l udunt rinl Londl 1 th tho b I k1 lc tire n)0 in inoburR who hnd lt tho unu ot tho ~onr 1 4S a vtluo or n l i t tln ov bullr d)gt lOgt Rbullbull Furthor oro hnd en h th sr to h altUI t ~t cgt) ))1 Rbullbull
At the OJr bullsdn c r Bunk 1r r erdo I 111d o h o uwut () 111 nbullbull To v lttt l nii ti t wich ~ rn horo 11 111 Ot tlo 1u ot prilJo t 1 1 1~Je b c ~~a thu v ~1o or tl13 lur an -urk i r no t oatnbl1shoJ It I an Ad u r1oo of 50 to l bull 10 R~loho rk of pr B vnr-vnlue t he vclu ton to ve ry vncu t ho ric or bull u1nshytt ngiS tluctlito In t o Aa ro dolJosi bu ot tho nrontn r Duuk 11rn my uvr and t ho p 1nt1Jumiddot or my rutbor end ul o tl p1c tur ll ot ry do~JUtllltl s1ntor Th1 trnr b_x 1 ow l urlol u 1dur t 1u oconry
trip to Aoobb ~cb
havi ng LO t y ho~ in Lruudon thmiddotoueh bo b I wuo 11v1ng 11i1 th my 86 yoar old t~othlr bull bull y fmiddot 1ly 1n r o n--orrdort bull ucr lllsdon I filtod rot Vo lbullbullo ~1 1 o hovlu o t 1 ) hou u at ntllyina e n icittl 1n middot ottsalat a 1n nunr lJruuduu e diacuorHtd hut to iu to oavc ~hbull u1nt1nit of oho uooli1 in 1oabadnn
who wcr~ ko~t 1n oeoenato1u nnd 1t JODbulliblo nluo t1~ pioturoa or t te Tr oeueu Gellury no tht~ dm t r ot bomiddot lgtJug und llrttr peril
wao 1uoroa 1nt Vo o bulla a or the opi nion th 1t r dLOU-d try to set eholtor 1n 1 1nrr nken hioh Rvon tMbull ngli h nut11o oallodl 1 a outo plccbull tor the ln 1nt1 nH~ to r Hinolt u cl fer y ttl ilybull
bull
xh1b1t____() JJU87)
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
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J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
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Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Aft er long tro ubles I auooeoded in setting n truok wi th a trailer fro m t ho fi r 11 of loeaelt Which hod to ~o to Nurnbe r p The firm agrcod that I oo uld po ~i th tv t ocoily And t ho boxea who were o t diff~reut pl ampouu in axoni n on thi 3 trip In tho truok I l)l oced llly tu 1ily wife nnd childre n who were ly1np on ll18treses bealdes 10 e boxoA In tha t r o lle r wore on ly boxo he1jdos a uontity of tbullood f or t he burnomiddot tte r a 48 hour t ri p we rn t ohe d the re I had t ho intention t o t s k middot~aron tmiddotolln1 tz uholl I knew Yfry oli ~tly ns I had R~an him yonr~ 3~0 in 1e rlin ~nd nbout 3 obull 4 ti us in bull fl ri R a bou t the chanceo in t Hl vioi ni t y I hod no b uai n9l connoot 1on with h1 1 as I knor t hu t ho was a tr1nnd ot bull r dab 3r took 1r II I knew to be iri Ascbba oh but middotuu not oertl in if 1~ still Gt yed thu r e I did not expPo t tt t 1 oron ollnitz would p ut InA u l)Ut I hoped thn t ho could t rlll ~r t o go He olelt~ t ud 10 n t frillndly tl d I Ft ayaa 111th oy rn ily 8 doy3 in t o tlu an tt ovao to tt 1 little hounbullbull in tn i oh I am st i lL to ~l found
I h Vil no bullbulli ti l gt tro n t he lr 11 clan u ~u1 111 ~1 p~gt o ion I 1 avo not trouaport~t 1 111ty on t o ruck gt l bullJ vur uv on in lta nd 11 r i oturlla r brought tlth 10 1r m nxoni n r 1 t f p r bull1101 prop~ rty o r ~Y fJ ilJ or 1yoelf I hnvc hnrt ~vver 1 1 tlubull houae f ictures or other tgtwnarbull bull he 1n tl bull or th rcbull tn Bum nr n lt~pt i n Jur~ rtdwaldB ~s I holi~vo 20 k t o hn uth e~ot ot Dresden furth~r 10Jf iu t ho Plhrcoht tn fg in ~tli~lon whore n l 1o t he ptoturea of th11 unou of c~IIOh ra t tgtr od The cr-bull tent rgtf t l ~ restllu)r Kupfe r pound tlc 1 wb1 ott rr in oe~ouato1n nonr Dres den r r Ht~ l o~er i n Alt ace fi r t nsU t unt o f Vo ~a o~t c~rtnlnly kngt s ever yt 1nt nbuut lt 11 tho pnin t inKS
I babulloulht lfi t l re lire in the certlu or fOhh lOh I onl ot Jake out rrom llt ory 1 t of d ltl OB lnoh r bought t or l1 nz but I c n gl vo tJltJ v ry t o 11 gr ut ob joo t bullh l oh I aoshy1 ui rod
l Fo~uot Hood o r o wan nought thrL urh r ar~rsn Pr i ce nbout 81J OOgt fl bull bull vomiddotJ tinully did not bull 1n t 1t 1ut turntd the J10tur l ove r to t ho Uflf~UI4 in Cologn b t01UJ1 hP wJ or the
opi ni o n t hnt 1 t r 9elly belcmgld t hero ~ Four t nyamiddottriel of eu lV01 1 bull ri ce 2JLO n R also
bouth t through dr HelUl600 and tho Jot oxpa ui vo ob Jo ct s I e v r bought
Ay OOlU as ion I r e oei vcu i n ar k orodi tod to ClJ a oeount wr1 th t~A D-robullbulldner Bunk All o t hAr 1 t o 1-l at hy+tJet woro oJaebull)4tr Mt l bull hn oo om1 seion o f 4cf r ae lived on t 10 nro ~ a na io port or ~y bftnkin8 nooount ot l50 J l0 R l Ob1otly Vo fl s bouaht fro~ ae pRintings or rare Ita l1nn nnd nutoh ~nJters to r about ~5 to 30 0 gt0 n ea oh He a l no purchased emull collootion a ot Fronoh dro~ing bull wbullnt
Exhi bit___( 5JAl 8 l)
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
- shy
J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Dedassifed per Exrcutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
- shy
J o t ho ho~se o f b l ~ot all ~ull known lT n oh Deole r a Tor y of ten -r ller qampUl n Dutoh Ltu t neeot1a t od f o r e ll t r o nun o ti on o e r o iilwayll dono 1n u v e ry tr 1ondly Rp1r1 t nnd I know f )r r ure
t ha t I wa not t~Jareu o o t he r duta l or s woro nnCl wuo olaaa1 t1e d di rroro tt l y On t hu a v r ngo t he cer nn 1 r e ctor u or uuo u a 11er o IJppulor a nd I t h ink t ha t t ho a r t nr kot 1tos oaton1 t~bed abo ut t ho hi gh pr 1cen rot Yo pa i d und thnt I tot l n urJ1ed a t n ut no I had o ut 006 aOni r o t o Aouira umiddot1y ob Joet u fo r Ii nz I nbull wor bnr gh1uo c1 ond JgtU1 d t ho r1c I hud to b e r aapondble t or t lo r i oilt or trnno ort t~to ~onu1neoo nnd til e coodi tion of tho o1nt1 ~a lhia wo r oolly very uov lre on 1 ltd ftt t o 0 t o tte r tlod uct1 on o f 1 CO 0 tnXOIJ 2 o f y i n come l oft Thomiddot Jllmiddotico a 1 oo l~J vo t hi lw r IUHl hi gher Al no t h e
r 1 c oD t or adorn 1c turo1 whic h only thu Fr onc h r~d nve r t he Gor lnn dealero bo ught ro runtr t1o I nw nl ut ovnr y
useun Di r ootor o f Ce r nnu y i n uri n w1th ut the n noo1ns e bull o s tly thoy war holpu a by r u1 t or lgt ut uld not l1uy nnyth1n6 ~Vh1ch t hey vould not h vo bou nt i n Ger ny alno I had jgter aonul oontmiddot ot ou ly 11lth r 1 rt i n f r o 1 Y-o rloruho nho nl ao ad 1n1 s t a r od t ho uoeu 11 1n troesburg nnfl 1n lnr 1o wua on Vflr y f tbulli endly tnr bullJ wi t h 111 a Fr onch preue oeBaor I hnd t ho 1 pr ession t ho t r nrt in bought only 1iotur n t or tru burg 11i t h t he par 11 olon or nr houg t ho abov e u n t 1cned fro ch rodoce naor a o rsrt1 n or tho opi ni on thu t trusabur g l uld ho oouo Pr a oh f1BU1 n I myBnlf bull)ld to r urtin onl y one picture b1 t ho Cor 1 a1 trlr Durur fro h1n Al ao t trn t 1 e wh i ch trunsuo~ 1 on J1 10 nutblng to o w1 t ll Fra nce I ht1 Y1J novor opoken to unybody n bo ut r urohuao i n nr io o u ol o t hn nrt buel r bull i tJ u v r y D cr ot cno The only Jew I a i n l uri J us r ~middot but a r nuvl n ~olt Jo01sb blood wns in on exposed pon1t1on I could not do anyt 1 r tj to holp 111 1~ Kuot h ons a an who had t ho 1bull ut ut1on or boing frlnr dly towu rtln Jewo worke O i n t ho Gor 1n Otrl oB tor Art- rotect1on i n orio Dr Goel hnd 1hu on a r oput nt1on o~tly v or ki ns in Holland and Sb tl oa in nr i bull I n t ho oft1 oa o f r Lohou or who it was s ui t t ttl t he wuo 1 1r1endl)l tout1 rda tho middotc o wor ked a yO Wl) oottiatunt tro1 Un~hurg r Hoo ka p I knnw nr noaokomtJ t ro Hu bura and r s r ottod vor y uoli t hut t1i undortunntu oon wuo co uridtt d us tt no l d1o r to lohDos Ot f1 ou I o 1 sur u t l8 t Rosatkanp 1e o run ho would l1ko to help t ho t r ut h co o out whun ftUeot 1o ned J11 a rcuidonc e 1u He lgture Kupt ernti chlcob i nott I wo6 wor noil b y Dr Kuot eanu to bu obullbullroful 1n lJ oonvoru at1onn u1 t h Or lunjon tho lrootor o t t he GDr tlM Ar t H1 at or1 oa l 1nnt 1 tute in 1 a rl o Thoro t or e I only onc e cwde n vini t to hi m 1n h1o 1net1 tuto ond nbullnr anw ll1m ocai n
Exh1b1 t _ ___( 3JU87)
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Dedassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
I was told that I was a poor n botoro t ho liaz1s ca o llnltl that I now hove onoy and n bullhol e truok-loud or ra1nt1ngo TO thcbullt I have to ra~ly tha t I bullua weLl ort as dir otor ot the Kunatvoroin Ha~burg Wi th a onthly sal a ry ot 6n~ Rbullbull nnd a oo~ 1 oo1on on evctry picture old I hnd an ubullJurt lGnt o l roo1o n T rylarsbulllibr a ry and n nico ar~ col l c~i on I ho1 o fTOUd tuturo ahond ot rao and ~ould 1nher1 t one dtly the hollae ot ly r-ot hor 1n Dr esden with tho l1 brar y nnd oolleot1ono or y fathor hi tS 1mroonnl fortun e and thn contsnt s ot 14 roo~ a tillod ui t h ont11uo turn1turo D1 s 1ssbulld by tho bullbullozio I beebull ma a n nrt dooler vo1bully uoh asu1nat my purely ac1ont1t1 o 1ntent1on3
middotupvl o nt
y trip to fiOCbbnoh t ook pl noo in tho clnyo of ~lroh 22 to 25 I had t te 1bulltontion attor l onv1 oe y t un1ly und thebull nrt objeotcin J oobbttCil to ruturn onoo cora to 1 rondon to oarry out t~1e )l ena ot 11r Vos but ovont o ot tho wnr proh1bitod tlte oxooution
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pr()ject Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
Confect or opepe d boxeo in Contlo Agobb oh bplonf1ng to 11 Gur itt
Box 11 Frudhon r oholler Pur1o in 1942 r rr 0 000 S Gor~n l ioture old otook or my art g1 l ler y poi nt~d by my s r andtather and possooa1on ot y tht her
12 ohonnu a fiaxoniun mnot or rron t ho pouneor i on ot y t a t her Qnlta Ruo a1 nt l oros l n r1 s 1n l)A~ Ftr 3000 Dupro Ensol urio i n 1943 Ftr 175)0 oor an pt 1nt1n6 soo under Box ll
13 p rra nkon 193b trort i an Diedor oh Jl1 burg na 80 shyKair1nox Kunathondlung IUloi ns orliu in 1941 R 6 J)0 o Redo~~ ~salo1nch ~~mutordo in 1 )43 nn oooo
14 iohel tour pni nting Churpontter oris in 19~3 tor nrob ubout ltr JO 00
18 _j ebel~ t1 v a ~ul nti JfS~ two hnv o boon bo~h~ ut ChnrpltHtior e nob F r 6 ) ) ) two ro 1 bullmiddotoholler euoh obout Ftr 30 lOO t he titth tro~ t he pousuetfi on ot Y t 1t hor w o i nhbullJritod 1t tron Ltttnoor
1 J Qourhet g-Jl luri a 1n 1 ~)42 t or Jfr 15gt 000 r r asonnrd chol1ar nr1a i n 194gt Ftr i gt ) 1 ~ o d~aw1nsa 1~ Ger~n J ioutras aoo box ll
2) wa t or oo1ourn dr awingc ~Y ~dorn Gor~n nrtiotn 1)33- 36 o1tly bought tro411 the art i te t o solve D
~1 the oamo ua box 20 6 Iiohel oholl or ur1n i n tho lot o r box l B
Li onorLlOllll tron t he JOlJ1GU11on ot y rat her 11h0 Mu(ht 1t in FOf 21 Fcur Gor ~ 1 1oturuB uo box 11 ltl Trou111ebort nrroroo r i a in l~42 r rr 12 ~) ~0 orro- l)1nst1o oo1lect1on or y 1at c r nd t e purlthoaod
bot o r B 193 34 Duddeh- Fi g ure pon ooci on ot ~Y deoeneod oi otor
middot~~ ~~~r~u~i~u~~~bullbullen~~~ ~~42 tr l Orgt )0gt o~oin boU(iht trom J F o1rr Dr osden 1935 rm
Oudry Rue de cdno Juri l J42 Ftr 5000 Ziem Acus turclntl 1944 Rill 6ooo -air n p1cturo3 seo box 11 about 100 Gor~n print n bot or a 1 1j6 tll 3~Q
J7 iollooo bou ht tron tho artist middot ari n 1 )42 [ltr cho6ull old po1 ~tsflion ot Illy ei stor 1t10 wuu a
R1 311 Doen chollo r lnriu 1~ ~tr 60 )00
Kut thunltUuns orl1n 19 S4
6oo
60 gtgt0 UJ1l or la r
Di x Rho1no ~ 5518 rolde g1tt ot the ort t t o bull 3J Thr oe po1 nt1na a by Docker Bo illy ona nooo bought trolll
uor sen or1n bu t rot tokon ov nr -~ ua nnd nxohu od ogninst oth r Dutoll j)n ntinsn trom- tho oollontion or my t nthor About Ftr 1)0~00
40 Forool1o1noe and gluoners tro t he house ot ~ty ore1 t o ond 41 J own
EXh1b1t ____6+JAl 87)
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
j
Oeclassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
42 Colloot1on ot y f ather OlllO 08 o ampitt trol 0 group ot arohitoct a to h1 bull
43 Ro 11bouta elnll art deul ltJr n pl uce 1n l ur1 tt 194~ t or Ftr 600)0 ae an unknown tutoh pioutn 1n dirty oondtt1on
ReampaR1 ladt~ll Dororio Pur1s 1942 Ptr 150000
The undorl1nod pictures ur e troll Pnria or Alllampt e r dao
6oooo tn 1941 in
1f)54 trom the
tfur nborg
D1tter )(lt purant o antl bull f r on tho i1o tbull of lJ pur ont u 1 ud o in lbulluri o fl t 0 srror1o tor Ftr 10 100
in lM-3 Vlara 1 ut e r i llruih bough t in 1 ~42 ot Oullery Phai n 1 Oc rl1n Jan van Keasel Buthortltee di t o Pa ckuges w1 tll ode rn Cr ophio purohfloua dB tint r r ol 1938 tor obout
Rn 200gt ns thos e t h i n n wero ot that t1 cB very ohuup middot T1sohbe1n ortrait belonging 1n Joint-uooount to lornur Lo1pz1a
n 8Q~d e pur chnoi 8 prico ~ 40 gtO Portrait of r~) Uf ondcoo t h r to 0 11 eaid by Aneglico K11ufounn Large pioturo ot y Gr nut t hor rom the r ogtn ot middot othnr Flower s till 1te tro t no roo~ ot c y othor 1 aokagoJ w1 t h boo lcrs about history or art
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declasslfed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ~ject Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1971
Translation
oath ot Dr Hlldebrand Gurlitt
The att a ched s t atement ot 10 pages waa t ypewritt en by me at Asohbach Geruany on the 8th 9th and lOth of JWle 1945 and I swear bet oro God t hat it is the whole t ruth I further swear t hat I have made a tull and complete de cla r ation or all my possessi ons pr operty and t ortune especially all paintings sou~pturos pictures and art wor ks I have made t his ot at emont treoly and without any torce or coercion agai ns t me what soever
S R H Gurlitt
wo r n and s ubscribed to before me at -sohbach Germany thi s 10 day of Juno lJ45 middot
s Dwight JoKey l s t Lt Int D IGHT ~oKAY Lst Lt Int Examiner - Investigator
I T5 Paul Bauer bei ng fir s t duly sworn at at o t hat the t or egoi namp is a t r ue a nd oor roct t r anslation ot the sworn s t at ement of qildeb r and Gurlitt g1von on 8t h 9th and l Oth days of June 1945 at Asohbech Ger many made to t he bas t of my a bility
T5 Paul bull Bauer
subscribed and sworn to bet ore me at Au stria this _ ____day of _ 1945
W A REMB~RT Capt OWS Inveatigator - Exarlliner
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Oeclassued per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
joknowledgment of Arre st and Preezing of Assets
I have this day received notice trom l st Lt Dwight McKay Hq 3d us Army J Amiddot ~oct as t ollowa
1 That I am confined to t he village ot Aschbach Germany that uy domicile is and just ro Jain tha Castle Asbach in Aochba oh until I r ecoive written not ioo of releaoe trom the ALlor i oan bull111tnry Author1ties That thi n arrest applies aloo t o ay wife ant family
E Tha t all property bo th r ell nnd per aonul 1 will not be sold assigned or ot herwise dispo 9ed of throughmyself or anyone elao incl ud1ng 1y bnnk aooountu d~lttpoa i ta and outs t andi ng incomes until I receive writton not1oo f r om the Authorized ~ili tary Authori ties
a U Gurlitt
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
Declassirted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND775057 By NND Date 1977
I T5 Paul bull Bauer middot2~~215 being firbull bull duly sworn e ato that I aotoltl aa oworn ~orJrotampl in thi n 1nvost1goU on and that t he f oregoing 1o ~ ~uo ond coTrect tranolot1on ot the BunJes Repor oon o1at1ng qt t ho toro6o1namp 13 pngoa ot the r eport itself pluD wo (Zl cover lettoro togehor wi h the rorogo1ns ll eoolonurubull to tne r port w11oh ore on ~5 pusus DIOde to the he t of r y ah1l1ty
r5 JDUl bull Jluuer
llb Bor1 hod and sworn to bot or c lB nt ltd t~uosoo AUB~ria t h1a day or July 1945 middot
bull J R bull middotLRT Ca t C
1 Inveat~eator - xn liner
bull
BXJlib1t _____ 3JAl87
