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Dist: 2 - COS (w/2 attach) EE (w/1 " ) 2 - Bonn Z. i[ J.41(01;-,— Secret - Sce.urity }CNA -216 23 June 1952 Chief of Station; ) Frankfurt ., Chief, Bonn LiaisOn Baee.0 Operational Motion of the German Federal Government against Otto Ernst Reaer Herewith please find for your Information the statement pre- pared by the,Federal Ministry of the Interior which presents the. case against' Otto Ernst RENEE, Deputy Chairman of the Sozialistisehe Rachel Parted (Socialist Reich Party) (SAP). DECLASS IF 1E0 AND RELEASED BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SOURCESMETHOOS EXEMPT ION3B2B NAZI WAR CR IMES DISCLOSURE ACT DATE 1101 2006 e' Secret - Security Information lit COPY Aokohis;4,~ 3-44iimemor k1/4;,,,,, ..... :,Gpatx tv,144riaN., WAIMINVIS'r,w4V1W '444,tfr,,V11111 1110V0161kvisp rinzkl,

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Dist:2 - COS (w/2 attach)

EE (w/1 " )2 - Bonn

Z. i[

J.41(01;-,—

Secret - Sce.urity }CNA -216

23 June 1952Chief of Station;) Frankfurt .,

Chief, Bonn LiaisOn Baee.0

OperationalMotion of the German Federal Government against OttoErnst Reaer

Herewith please find for your Information the statement pre-pared by the,Federal Ministry of the Interior which presents the.case against' Otto Ernst RENEE, Deputy Chairman of the SozialistiseheRachel Parted (Socialist Reich Party) (SAP).

DECLASS IF 1E0 AND RELEASED BY

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

SOURCESMETHOOS EXEMPT ION3B2B

NAZI WAR CR IMES DISCLOSURE ACT

DATE 1101 2006e'

Secret - Security Information

lit COPY

Aokohis;4,~3-44iimemor k1/4;,,,,,..... :,Gpatxtv,144riaN., WAIMINVIS'r,w4V1W '444,tfr,,V11111 1110V0161kvisprinzkl,

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An/Juso 17, 19)2no/U0,./June 19, 1952

Diet.complete TrakoletLin

iron Cornea into endlishPrepared by

WA/COM - Translations UnitCoatrol No. 816.4

The Federal Minister of the interior Senn, April..., 1952

I. M o t i,o aof the Fedo.ril Government, represented by theFederal Minister of the Interior,

VOTOUJI

Brigadier General Otto ErnstRenor rot.Tomei./ Oldeebarg, Lohrstr.

on the grounds of having forfeited basic richto.

in the flan* of the Federel Government 1 acme it beordered,

1. 2migadier general Otto Srait Remerret., horn OnAugnet IS, 1912 in Neshrandsoborg, residing at h Lohr-

strum*, Yorelicidenhurg, hoe forfeited the hassle rightsof freedom of expression of petition, fkeetliA of ascsahly

and freedom, of association for a. period of tine to be&Pt.-salmi/led by the Federal Constitatienal Court.

2. the opponantzlhaner shall he &lop d of the franchise,the eligibility, and the ability fo hold publics Wiesefor the period '( the forfeiture of basics rights.

TosThe Federal Conetitntional Courterleroh•

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Sub•tantiation

aside from tho proceedings against t!.. Boolaliatit Reich.-

party (511F) pureaant to Artiole 21, *an-Para 2 of the Beale Lan,

the Federal Govornsent deems it necessary that notion° be ales

filed soli's' ladividual tunotionaries of tle SHY in accordance

with Article 18 of tb• Basic Law.

In so deoiding theFederal Government takes as oint of

departure the principle that it io its duty to defend the libor-

tartan democracy againat all ita enemies, not onlg ogainet the

partleo which iCcitaralue tc libertarien dosocretic Lazio order

but againot thooc persoce an well Tf‘..o ere active as oricilustor

and proc/ninor of anti-,xoontitutionol party objectives and pert,,efforts. These inG.17:14ual persons must aloo b. exoluded from

political life inasmuch as they abuse their basic rights and

\Mngege In anti -oonstitutional aotivitiss.

Any political activity directed againat the •eAtten06 of

the /federal lepublie or against the preservation of basic

principles of the constitution. as outlined under Pare,88, paaal

, pod*, revised version, shall to considered anti -constitutional.

Whoever sakes awe of freedoo of expression of Opinion, frts-

dem isf assembly and freed** of association in onto: to attack

the libertarian denooratio basic order, based lac these principles

and thee abuses these basic rights, shall her.' to atend trio/

pursuant to Artiole 18 of the Basle Les,

The forAer Brigadier General

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The former Brigadier Concrcl Otto-Ernet Rorer, in the

year, 2950 and 1951, nee elLuod tLeze basic) ir. atttokinc

the libertarian denooratic basic order ea la revealed in detail

by the follovioc feats of tha oases

I)

The Baste LOVabsolutelY renoureed the doctrinea end political

objeotives of Rational Socinliart as le revealed by Article 20,

Para lystd Article 28 of the Basic las. Reverthelseo, Reser in

•he roan' 19L,0 and 1951, 'Openly confessed to gatiusel

in his 17W6 nese as moll ae in the masa of the sr.r.Us sordod thee confesaions ca follonet

"1 dotot permit beinc celled t Rae.. I sun, I em and I continua

to bo geti.mal Socialist." Se ndo c3,1/esatay at a muy

1. Brasnaebveig - lelvorcde on gar 15, 1951

2. Zerabezettar* on gar 16, 1951

3. litemgandort on Mar 8, 1951

avidenemi witnesses) U.B. whose addreas for the mesons

will be cede availabl, at * later date.

purthermore, Bever also employed flaeletio coeihree especially

daring the playing of *arching sonic, favored by the National •

Socialists. When at the 0e4aAlon of the "Denterther Tee bald on

j 19-5i at labdon, district Luotima, the MA4anTILlar gexob

was plAyed. Raw in ' eoujuncan lath seal other men stood

at attantion and

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ut atter,:ltinr z qt0 of - gli- cnvt tLea

"Germr.o 1424to".

Aviderucc4 , tAtneatec n.?;. ohoo,. addt,oue or tlie summons

IrL11 Da oude avatlablo at a lat.'s:. eats.

Aside fro the personal confession Ramer at (1) Tangendorf

on 4k4ob 8, 1951 propagatad Nazistio idoology in the following

manners

"Oise should unconditionally adopt the good oides of the Third

Wob".

, gvidenums , witsmanes N.A. whose at:4room for the sumpons

will be nada available at a later date.

In conjunction with theist statuments he honored the !MAP

in a Jan 8, 1951 rally at Wolfeolmettel as follows

"It did sonisve mash nor* on tLe positive side sitar all than

all parties or to...day."

Evidsnoess , witassmen A.A. shoes Address for Um masons

will bo made available at a later Cate.

lesser at a rally in (1) IhrAinenhooig-Welvorode, held an Match

15, 1951, *optimised to the •sononie prc.uram of the =PAP ay sayings

" We confess to National Social' isse 10.10/1 at a ran; in Diephols

on ' Apr 29, 1951 he had termed "nationalLy orientated Woolallau".

At (5) rueasselee on Des 10, 1950 he asserted'

" The new &trope

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" The acw 4ur,Jpe iii italaV.n

:Nitlerzot ettnecoou'V.. ;or ouniatn,e

rill be nada avant:tic at a lator t:ato.

At Drounuchweig-delverode on Gar 15, 1951 he oupplecented

C. lo opinion by @tying' " atttiOn41 Socially= to fit to

recouctruct Gerzemy."

rvidenaos , vitnesoee D.N. V40,0* address for the aunaons

will be aado available at a later date.

C4 Sar 29, 19,51 lnyldendorfp distrtet dells, Ismer prove..

gatod the folleving sentenoos " The time has come agais for us

to apyly the principla of hational Socialism' Cosa interest

overrules self-intoreat. It well holds its plaoe even to-day."

Cadences witnesses W.U. whoo* add:ass for the enuomons

will be nada available at a later date.

b)

By ttle propscation of further Rasistic ideas, °ovation,' bd

the plight to the leader-nrinciple atA antbority-prlaelple. Smear

is attac4ing the donooratic &talc order. And.a/co in this rs-

fez-size *suer idevtifien the airz (3: t:z aRT tith those of the

former =DAP. In IrourwichnoLg-Relverode Razor brought the follow-

in7 dowand to the bnouledge of hie andlecoos The SRI' denands

the leadertaip principle on a dewooratio basis."

Rvidshoes , witneoe415 N.B. whoa* addrese for the samone

vill be wade available at a later date.

Ti* great extent to

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The great xtent to !,clitr it u.nc,cd that National

Sooialism •Lould acali brine ite inilaence to beer ie proven by

the remark am made in the heeteurant noon at Tangeadorf near

$11-As*n . on Mar as 1951. :le characterised the candidates; nomi-

nated by the SEP for the Londtag-tilootioaa an followLs

" to have nominated many, the boot, the vory beet Rational

Soolaliste.* * The SUP is not a party but TUX German peoples'

novemests*

tridenoes witn•sees E.N. whose address for the ottomans

will be made available at a later dates

lu all of his speeches, Rewr is aloe oontinuously attacking

the concept that the 3onn Beale Lau had locally boon pawned by

the Carman people. Moreover he dinewtos that the Fedwral Republi0

by reason of the Basic Law has become the legalritueeessor of the

Gernan Reich. Contrary to the ;rinciples as otitljhed in the

preamble, in Article 23, Artiale 123 ;.1. .d the f011owiL-g, Article

134 ecd Article 140 of the Baal° Law, Seger repeatedly 'Lamed in

his °pooches that the Molnar Conatitution continue to be valid.

Asearding to iLternational law Commander in - Chief Doenits

would be the bead of the Gorman atato boaaune in 1945 only the

Arev surrendered, not, bowovor, the Carman Reich. So advOseated

this opinion at (1) Luoneburg on Aug 20, 195o and at (2) Oldenttorf,

distriat Mello on

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district Uollo on iiur 2j, 1);1.

tvidesose vitneessea shAiu address :tn . the 11Q040314

v1/1 b• asds avaltable at a lator date.

Prot. these esu:ertiorm Rer draws fartuer inference's per

tainisg to public lee mad polities. Ile distal/one that in the

Federal kepublio all etste auti:ority emanates from tt.. people

and atonic the people propagates tLe opinlea that the history or

ths federal Repuhlie already proved the contrary. Not the Ottraan

people but 4 fee politloians had enforood the Federal nepubIlefs

easing into being' trAproby the derma nation had Imo out la two

and the .Cernan Reich had zone to ?tease. At 1) toellingen Romer

worded his ideas ea follows*

By the ersation of the rest Ocrhan literal Repub/ie the

German Reich had cone to pieces."

At 2) Bleated* be rent 40 far as to says

" Ny the creation or Vie neat Cornea federal gopoblic the

Parliamentary Council b40444 gAlty of dermanyi e being out

in two."

On or 16, 1951 at 5) Rereberg he repeated hie statesents

folloves

4 The exhaustive politicians) of the Parliamentary Coaaoll,

the forming or a government, hare prsotioally battered

the Reich sod provoked eounteraction of the Cast, the

orirdtion of the Owners lotworatio tepublis."

At 4) Bad Unriburg

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At 4) 8sd 1,xwburd, on Jan 24, *-.1 eforailated them as

fol/owee

" Dona te exhAuitiva oLiticixa czoated the Padova Republic

and thereby brout,tt about Eaot Coranny o n f,.uniing a Oermam

Ilemocratic

Reeler also held that the creation oft'vol Federal Reptitlis had

been the cause that the soma bordots hod Notions national Derain*.

At 5) Olitenderf on Ati.r 21, 1951 Ramer escorted.

° The exhaustive politeiens vt at thet tie* met for an

indlorloas rendes-vous in the Parliamentary Daimon at

Donn have called the Federtl Revuig le Into be ing' and taara

-by eurrenderod tho idea of the TiArd Roloh ander the astpoota

of inter-national law."

Ou Any 4, 1551 au the () Debra, ciwtrict 3ta4o, he reiterated

the same Last..

tvidenoet lattice:me R.N. *hoes address for the cummeass

will be su;ilit available at ti later date.

Z. RIAZ Berlin tape recording.

On Jan 8, 1951 at c;olfentalottel, Remer again -pledged himself

to the aforementioned eseertion.

Rwidonest witnesses K.U. Whose address for the summons

will De tied. Amenable at a later este.

la his statement* regardihd the creation of the Federel Re-

public Recur distended himself from any easietionind that led to

the Repub14-

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tho Republics's using into being. No moreover aoserto that he

in conjunction tith Dr. Doris' had protested in duo tium the

creation. of the iedoul Ropublio. Ou Oot 5, 1950 at 1) Sool/im..

gee he bolds

" It ha* bosh our duty (lower l s end Dr. Doris') to Gator,

for tho first time alter tLe ullapso, a protest against

Oexsany's final division by our politicises, ids

tabliobed the Pectoral Re?ublie."

On Jon 10, 1951 at 2) Loboutedt he maintained ia otandpoimt

as fallout

*Do were then protecting Germany's having 'seen Guided in

two, cdah had not cone *Lout as 4 ocuequeco of the de-

nudation lima, but had been brought about V our Puliason-

tartans in Bona."

rads:mei witnoues W.W. abase address for the itorom

will be !Ltd., available at a later date.

e) Deitbor is Reser exorcising objective or profitable oritioittm

On the unetitatioul ordor with the aim to improvs it. al the

geSemetion of persons and tutitstioas it is hio intention moreover'

to weaken the libertarian damoctratio order.

Dy tho &Boort/on made on Jun 19, 1951 at leboustodt, he

defamed the state form of the Vectors' Republic as folluot

" We want a Dorman democracy in the moaning of a peoples

rule and not -A sob-role."

Jtvidenco,

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Eviacloos :,ddrea Lot thy ..A.m.oma

le ufailt.1.1 at 4 1i:42r date.

be 411v.: ato,t .:.x .,,ra gc1t•n fur deft_nin 'icdar41

in 41s epeocL 8, 1.951 at lan imndorf (1). Hs

then atateds

" The democracy wLioh so tmzt to ahapo ab.a11 :4 a Ceram one.

a democracy 1u w:Ach, in order to be assigned an o1fi, it

Li mand.tory that jou Lave bean • lifiab.): of the resiatanee

Dormant, is not i,dsootrucy in the meaning of a peoples rule,

but moreover a mob—r.de oUlch we 100 poroant disapprove of."

Hs advooated the sane olaion at Hersberg/Hars (2) on 16,

1951.

Ayidenoto witnesses N.A. whoco addreos for Ow allaa0a11

will be made available at a later duke.

Os Dec la, 1950 a: Yuetmelsir he impaired th.: autLority •f the

Bundastag by asserting*

" Not a aik;:slo dela,cts Las say sense of honor."

Le furthercore osid tit he es! convinced that a number of high—

ranking German palltic.cnz bad alrood. packed their bu t:* for

pecaplceo

EvIdonost witnesses N.D. wise addrese for the ottomans

will be made available at a later data.

She personal reproaches Romer level* tiae and &gala most alae

bo cot:wide:0d as oithin the meaning of a defaaation and not an

Objective eritio1em.

On Dee 21, 1950 at

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Cr. Doe 21, 1)50 *t reouv:ulic nsuorSeds

" ZIletNer Plook csr r, It's; "11 tLey

both carry on Germany's vell-out."

Evidencet eltneesoo N.h. viossee stodram: for t:le summons

will be made evailsOle as ls lister cute.

The defamations lian*r kwde on Yob 25, 1)51 Lisseer.

still uore violent. There ke called the ?react peliticlanas

P foreign serfs, exhaustive politicians, profiteers of

the surrender, t.fid club of the 75-year olds."

EVideseei witnesses E.R. vt.use address' for the summons

will be made available st a later date.

On 'arch 9, 1951 at Bleckede Reaer by su;:ing She folloving,

'showed his insulting irony and presumptions

" The club of the 75-year olda in Bonn sounds like

grandma's renterd player fro:: the attics. thy iø nothing

being done? The nottergrulae" (mentally &nd paystUallyoe

infirnad old nen) luck.couraga."

Evidences witnoseae U. • 01,4219 addrea. for 11140 sanitane

will he nede somilable at a later date.

eitik,the intention to impair the reputation of tho parties

and their leading lumbers, Eimer on Jan 0, 1951 at •olfenbaett•l

repeated hi* statements ae follovet

" Usre ws found the old nen of the Ve/mar Epeoh who had

bast a eaciplitte failure thou and they spoke an if grandma'

had retrieved an

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had retrieved an old record."

EvLdeaces witne4tes w:innt address for the cannot*

will be cede available at 4 Inter ante.

On Jax. 1U, 19)1 at Lebeastadt, i.e alaoet used the cane words

And said'

" tow we have the old Wcinar pnAtius oh hod bon a

complete failure alreodj prior t.) 1933.t,nd tiLi_h new 'mho

up the club of the 75-7,...r old acn."

rvidencol witneesaa E.N. cloao addreec for t::s euma..one

rill te nano available at a lat:- ,!“te.

t)

tamer in likewise ineetaiintlz levol:ini" heavy 441prpeohee

against tho rederal Goverment, not cal( ao roeardz tte presont

cospocition, bu4 &leo ar roznYde itn ocyaolty as epociol acanoy

at eacoutive power, which gamer otriveu to replace by an insti-

tution porrespondent to the leader principle. He calls in question

the honesty of Me political •ndeavor* strompiened by the Federal

Republic and arouses suspicion. Ou Oat 8, 1950 at Vechelde And

loans, he 'Si:Fie-Sorted tiet be wo “ld not dream of "packing hie

emigration bag like the others." Ulm allusion referred to it

news item of the Hearst-Prose rogirdiuz tau preparation of emergency

quarters for the Federal government, informaticm, ehich he had

paseed an but csLeh had officially been denied.

Vides:mei witemenes X.A. whose addreca for the summons

will be mode available at a later date.

Demmer, on Jan 8, 1951, at the rally at Itolfenbuettel, Roams

restricted hit prevloLs statements on the enereenoy ,uarters In

tha t lie

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thAt ha oloised he had wurali related the requrte wAthout

iij ,is owa opinion thereto

6wi4eudel , witeesees H.h. Aoe addreu., for tho gammons

will be 4:ado available AL a Litt's date.

At the afosemeati ,Aled rally, Le further:Jure aa4ertedt

" ?ye 2unu Government iu ”or a :At bettor than Lor imstanCe

ar. Lortia4;er, the Foreign Uluitte ol tt4 Laut

Svidencet witneeetm t.I. Lce oddrouc for tLe numenne

will be nsde dVailt:Lle at a later data.

That Helmer mado this comparison likewise with tLA intent to

dsfuss, io revealed ey the speech he deAiwaiad at I./archer/ on March

16, 1931, where he raid:

" Dertiaror, the east 'Lon ga Persica ditictor has ohafferied

smay CorZaA territory ln tho garb and the Federal Oowernment,

has done the same thia6 with the ;est."

Evident:les eitneeoes M.N. shoot Address for tLe summons

will be made ' aveilable at • liter date.

Oa April 2, 1951 at Hannover-Doohron, Dochrener UssohyArk,

he farthermore claimed*

lortinger end Minister ?resident Lofmann are traitor. to

their oetantry ;cat like Adenader."

Evidence, witnesueu M.N. whose addreaa for the odtmeons

will be gado available at ft later date.

The idea oT.

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The idea of self-preservatIon and self-defenas of the Federal

Repahlic was nod:minim by kenos. iu that tte inodemantly ;ointed

out to the uselecene•e of all each endeavors. In this coajunctiou

he propaguted thd ideas

* Before ve are *vamped ty th .1 Sna.lans, it auldho bottler

for us to do traffic pullaa ,t4ty .. No tLat the husziana najr

march thr4u::h Germain) az Adickly an posni.10."

Ott made ottIemonta .),o thic offuot at 1) iJnr( "ik_te, dictrict

Borden, 4,n rey 27, 1'40, at 2) rolfe::dettal on Jun 8, 1;61 and at

5) Bad F.:.reburg on Jan 24, 1951.

Stridence* vita..*** N.N. *hose address for the summons

will be sad* available at a lutor Cato.

Aside from criticism on the on-goings, Senor, with the Immo

ideas in mind, also attacks &cohort& of Fedorol Irmtitations and thus

attacks the Federal Laatitetiuns themselvos. On Dec 18, 1950, at

Fuesmelas be made the assertion&

* I we nest certainly not a pacifist. I would be willing to

beoom, a soldier to-morrow, howevar, the 402 Bundeetags , 801a-

gates would first haVe to prove their readiness for action in

that thox were *Mine to Julep and fight as paretroopore be-

hind the Suasion front."

vitnesses B.S. wr.ono addrueo for the summon&

sill he made availahle at a later date.

By spreading a now atab*iartho,-=ok lie, Ramer atreldhanott

oontiunome efforts to revive nationalism and to deepen contrarieties

in this wAy

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in this way within the peoras.

Qu uut ;), 1;:0;0 at 1) :;o11114.6p vi, tiers-

wentlonec intent it. niud, ::Aatvd watt

" Juat * f** dnyr; bero/A trL i=?ortant

sr7A; eery removod t., Atlas41.1%,:ul1 L'yL.V orderc."

On A,tr 3, 19;1 at 2) tliold hu ac.7...;;A1 t,t .COrt4 - cLiof 4r a.taff

Balder in the followiac :an:Aro

* TIOn before the wax, the ci.ief of staff Wder was in

• coataat wita England and save the **surname to assaveinate

the heed of the state."

lividencet witnesses N.S. *Lose atidrag a for tug inannons

will be n,de available at • lots. data,

On nay 4, 1951, o p the Dobruk wear dtede, Reser caned General

Speidel dietonorable and save the following reasons,

" We doyen it eish000rehle lf Geseiel - Of 0011Z11•

reeilltab00 fightez se any:he ha* to be nowadays t if he

wants to sot gpod job - sits ut tae sans tatle with the

Crusader iieenhower w4dle la own .rother *Lc Lad been detained

in Landsberz as s. str orinim1; . e,s only roaaLtly sentenoed to

12 jeer* or Lard 'cher."

Evilence3 tape rcreordiuss of 730.11m.

T-i2 roaark ILalantet nnotLor izrzet al lieLorr aitackb, the

rointstnnoe fighter* against Datio yal-Soolallan. Boner continuous/4'

calls than t4sitors to their country and wild of thou that their

"rale 14 infnrinr..' On Ont , 5, ii50, at 1) hoe111ngs0 he ^amnia!.

" The *ajar

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• rz., t tat ' . . 2. t

fro' re.4roa."

An'" uR Jai. 2 .:51 Lt 2)

' The robela of July :E(, xer. 2 rnon3, norall: infortor.

They comitted nigh treason and treacon to tacir aountry. I

**old have htsad tilem toy."

on Jmn 4t 5) VulfeLbuottel no ilsouned to fighters

of the 2-assistance oovessent of aftj decency at oeinivat

* They Ins* call thon,elvde roelatuace fighters nowadays were

fore/cc-paid traitors to tbeir country.*

, tvidences sttneseus whomy acoress for t.:e sc.Innona

will be iss,fie available .t a latc y dcta.

On March 20, 19,1 at (1) Z•lierfald Le vointed outt

" It Wats an Already ansuc,ze6afn1 att.:opt to overthrow the fp-

vernnent and a cap:tal traitor ri.nosotivoly a truitor to the

country, will only be oxtolla If ::.te achw.tee prove cuccagsful,

if not, hc bac to dr,,,w thc t;avequencet.tiLIa tr,a.on condition's

cf urt. 21c dray ex4alilo y a bullet througt this head."

Still L•scre deuti g . y ho aCvocated at (2) 5eosen

en Xarch 21, 1951 where be ;:aintwe outs

" The rioteore will e o ase dap, oat. 61ntory a. capital

traitors end traitorm to ti.s couutry. The persunA, today hooding

the nation, balona to thus* traitors, sho - enlist the henget

Gormand *ex° fightlaz har4 at too i'ront and at Loal - nogOtiated

with the

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voitl. the euev." 4, 15')1 t (,) !.ubr.+h Lcm.o ce of

tzn.i.toru ,,,,t;nery, ; :Ad by

eitoeln.oes for io &Lac:moue

vill be made aNailatlo it a tutor doto.

2. tal.o reco2.%;I3.c.

• i...rte Li tliG4i.d it t., .ty to twit,

j

•oe.;ective c,,urtu, " he 1.:.reatane all !:1611tore

of the reafetauce covenant or, ti,o Dorak (1) Z4 re-

;muted a etatertaat ac.:;oled . is ..):,t11.:,4z rezar,li:z

Ole iee"ent5 2L,, 164i. other:: 41:iu Ilia

threat ouGlio at heraberc uo (2) U.., 1951.

LvideaCe, tape recorckng

2. eitaesees D.1. ailrees for the canapes

mill e oLoo avallet)e at u latcz' ente.

Aordoyur tenor also de:asee et,,te Institutions as ouch; he

either salsa the aseertlJu tz.t they aro uoratioroil in their economic

affairs or tnut tit,' are incapable of fulfilling tz.:eir duties. On

Jan 10, 1951 +al ) Lebeiietedt he formulated tholes attack), as follows,

4 Thu sracent nUmlnista:Alon coats rank mach nie!:er than those

of ii,h lnolaelve t;A: SA i.0 the S.

On each miluz:conu out:,,c road :run Dunn tu ;:c...untudt ae could

eoat a mini,:ter vrec. e:dary we pay for.P

■)t1 rC 2C,

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▪ iC, 1j,1 41. 2; ttellor:,I. t. 4, frog

DettruX m y :.r Jtedt repeat,:.

witnueses 1,1 t(.o

!t1.11 'ee Liudo AteallLele mt h 1C.tar

• 1 , 1);1 1) ''urde... remi-rk on

•' t-e

14;exi ir lor.aor tt:lom 2 lt.leta rare a jvb, tl,ore

aro LOre' con-j let, iclote noa."

Ot pz11 2, 191 at 2) !!annover-Doehr,n, Doehrener 4asempark

ha advanced in the same way,

." slit It co hay:pona that nowetlaya in the tdmi,iftratione a

third end io,rta hee to be aotied to tue two half idiots in

order to be able to eayeet from these three the name what eat

formerly tione by oat maw°

rad/aloes witmes“oo 1,1. emote adurecs for tLe summons

will bo mane available At a lat.:r eM.o.

Remer likewiew denied that the be.nie ri4Lt8 wro obaerved by

the •aotling state aut.ority. On March 16, 19j1 at 1) Verabera he

to assorted'

" The leaf deaccrao4 auppreezem freedom of ulon surtncese the

e?och or 5atioua1

Or ,vril ), 1;;;.1 axaertioa at

followfs" 71:e do:..oeraoy

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" Thu •ELoorno; ot t.; r , till lana freA,m of

ro ga t4an T:ird

" The ,:eorei. 7.t.i ,olitical activitieo :.e:,bura of the'

service, he . .ao.ae. l•er 1 'av:!rar.‘nt, ebx.otitutes

u oric;e ‘41::.last bczic unlur."

" Lejcatt

:Tedoral 4.;,.vorht/m i4 not co::bittutog o °rine.*

Lvidendes titre:wore N.N. adaresa for tec;.:moat

will be sa.ce available at ft lotr date.

2) In all of speeches anu utteruucda Eeur does not

wieb to exorciaw objective ariticiam on tho oonutitutinal ordur and

the. Basic Lae vita the aim to inprove Ulu order, but his intention

une4u1vocul1y tends to attack the uouocratio basis order at any rate.

:A.th tali attitude ha delames, am sar.ady si.own above, all theree who

do not pledce ti "iu-aves t nis ideas. In dding so he does not re-

:rola from perodnal attaohe and calls those lift attac(ed, inferior in

aortae, °ailed than traitors t, tin, country i'to. tie thus proves

that ae doge not Kish to ctllorce nla on objective° v =mos of

intellieence or 4 zure r,ncor44 .01c obal:in,; of condittqta. for. than

once, he oxpreeeed that ro earn 1l1i Lo Ideas to recog-

nition by force if nezo:.en.ry.

On Jan 14, 1551 at 1) ruier, 1rat,nziaxt, ha aouounzod

Me ;luso i4 ilirdotioa"ov In the tine

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" Row is the time for us to also o out into the streets,

push ahead ttAp ,AJJOOtiVra 411 the- ‘nal ()treat their ro-

allsatios."

ov Jon 16, 1;;1 at 1.1 Alivld he was ‘04.1.14 t-o riGht

to *peek at a rally, he wetlt . so Ur an to tu4a.w.oal

" tar noar fahurs I amll aald i. putlio ao‘tlag al

Weld. It will ti.ks. pines in any ovast •M ii I have to

eon* with 2.000 sea abd have to break the terror."

The Apr, 151 rally at slfeld proved that thee• were pot

hese words; at this rally Rimer bad 15 meat dressed in field *Whets

and kalwassgth boots, take their goats in frost of hie speakees

stand. de thus showed that he could also CMXTX through his iatention

to break • would-be terms by fare..

&Ideal". witassaes 11.1. whose address far the essmose

will Ise *ads avellable at a later date.

Almost all Lawadeurresbeletel homer fres speakiag. Netnottite,

:ethhdlsit this he did to/Scything to evade Wise ham. OM Sei.401

elate ef restietioss imposed ott alai, Rester or lugast 15i 0,1

140 °Ouse' of a imerst mostlag at dad dertfeld allegedly who'll',"

411r ollibmrs, orate for torwerel hour* and had swage* &Cara 4114141*

$4•14,4111118 Dr. 40/421 and Reusiager with treas0s6

./asmi. offiaial Laforttatito of ti. geese =mist* Ofthe Interior

1 pall* ledetft

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A poblic 5PV col:1.4144J ior 4(11i 25, 19,1 it Nut

Nersburg Is the oovrve of whloh !tenor vas to soak, was prohibited

for police reasons by the cher-fre16il1rq ktur. reve.tCul•se the

Wt? held the seitlig, al/eccdly um a mooting of its :ltuber., and

homer delivered a props,:tndu speech. The police thereupon diailemod

the heetl;g of the nenborw. Chile thc assembly r4011 mei loving

eloared the newer ennounodd that another saseably !amid take plum

elat O. hours on July 26, 1951. This announceasat sat sate because

the hut had Merely been pronounced for July 25, 1951. the partici-

pants of the meeting did appear again at the annownoed tine, her

,ever, the polio. also dismissed this eseenbly.

reitiOnolek, witnesses J.J. whoas address fox the aussona

will he made svallablo at a later date.

The akf with Resor t s partioipation, displayed the sane attitude

towards the neasuree of the authorities in Vuerttemberg-Baden. In

Spit. of the eforomentioaed reetrietioa of the Waarttesborg-aadaa

ainietry of the Interior, the SO had invited for partioipailon in II

meeting aahodutod for lug 25, 1951 at tailliajeM4 This amities, her

O'er, eve not to take place at Waillingsa. Therefore the mamagommt

km! everybody who bed appeared for Um metin4, get Late 04ri and

the, were takan to Busch, district nalblingett. AA alternate inatisg

Sas to be held theta. It this sorting Reser spoke :or &bast 45

slant*s es the cavities of guilt in both World. Vars. Owl the

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oriainal kollos, :toying .1.o1o3eo the city t,Le oltersata?'

*sating Alaimo w-aled to dUioioo the seetird, Mea.er oe soli am the

Lanaosii roppeofue:Iser Jel1Lon Attempted to ?savant C.o.. soamoses.

It we not wail Coe oslm.atsl. 2u1ioe •rtorcotioolly stotoa Its

O11.4441 that tae neet.:n,; woo ol000d. TUO portioi?onto somoinod is Us

ssomeh17 room, osmoro ior m "moatel got-Logsti:er" And la the 'rep-

gesso of the voila. oast ttle sonen "Mar der Issineit gehoort /mo•r

Lobos° and Giosemd gallon oir sursobi•ron, Otto laser sell uns

fgahrows thilo this "aoolal drat-togetbar" 'mot soder voy, homer,

ia spite of police ihmtrootioos, from the oenter.of tho assembly

room, assessed at his *Island to bacfautioa• of tho portialpaate

AK tbovsatiog.

ridemoos witnesses $4. Oboes oditress WIWI masons

will be ands available at in linter dote.

Xy this conduct Maser 'roved bow S. felt about the reallocation

Of hisuagesiias which he had mode as Doe 15, MO at /masosalmos

0 Ike flight of the Thatissal Sosiolists song for essrifiess.0

litstommto 11.15. whose siotross tax tbs sumparis

will le sods mai/able at a Uttar dots.

fbie aforo-souttomot stetsatuts and Rimaer t o sooduot ot athsr

gisgssions yseso oossoonotote maght havo boos salad forth if

Mew had sontisged to hold tho rank of loador or tho Roldbaltaidi

*IOU post Us had boos ev!.oistent by agolgio& of tins pony sanassmat.

The Islabstroot had been *allot into baling hy tag S&P as as ultimo

survessut ho4 Utak,

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svetqlsobi and lied been seuloAol the na.;or duty of assuning reaponsi■

bility fur Uc o. r..:111eu t..bo available

for *kps.71,1 assigerwate .

Prisieueet loiiedioul "Ze.t.;a..e ro. 2 Foh 4, 1951,p. 7

Olmanr ). 1/51 of the Lundetiverbard liodarsecolaum

'h J6446ii , 1 );1 thc SX:t s mhaa-seeticI Lt Luebeot i6 the

Anktionshalle la the 'ileum h;.ich the SEP.-apokeamen Senior had 4e-

1LIParee • epeeoh.

Pellowinc This seetiac a larger nunber of cumbers and SAP

fejlesers rallied. This group of 2, to 30 persona Ziseussed the

election sampalis of the SUP id Lower Saxony. 'Mitt the scope Of'

this dimeassion Dipl.-Ing. Sara.= Oroth4 Luebssk, It Sephiesstrasse

spoils Oa ILA ev•ntual* orogras of the SIP. In this oonjunotioa the OM

mabor aimoupi pat the question to Brigadier General hewer ret., bey

the SAP felt about a issa■ralstrike. Reior held that the SAPessedAhaMMA!

a general strikw ea a 1144014 to atteek the state sad would therefore

Of9f0V, or it. Ste words were as tailrace;

* We agree to sag aeons to overthrow this stat.., I. ene Iasi

eititingfer it**

teldeseeo vitaseses X.S. whose itlarese for the *newel

•Ill he ante s**11$0141 at a later tat..

this stetemsat of lemer , s preys* tkat he does got only feel he

has 14 titularies% the Woods, '4 tarter hes to bs counter-gated br

terror* :1st that the parttime' olestetivas ss promesesed br bias ais.at

4tesithremihe the ?seders' lepubliel kr all wpm. In somjimatiaa WAIL

this thssiti

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tLie thesis RdICOr propillOAtdO io uot (only) willied

to aooJmeli n % It: ,A.,;itctLvti b ffvAr% of ar election ,o,a,ulati but

that it vill toconclich ti.c.n also ti force. ,,,,,;tives violets

;41neiplos (nra 3, 1,0J-1 . ,ra 1, 2 and C of

the Pens' Code, revlred voreicn).

Cu Zov 11, l951 in the 044/0411 of an iuterview Dever granted to

Dr. dares, a referee of the Staetl. Premetwtelle, aseisurd, as said

eaosest othurst

• If we eho.a.d be lanced Ig• shall demi** into the eatasseabe

like the early Christians. Our preparations for the illegalitY et*

Odooladod. Die vierto Daraltur eteht (the fourth sot *toads

prepared).

rineaoos witnesses N.D. whale address for the summon*

will be 'Ade available at a later deist.

This interview too shows tat Meer, Lc iS capacity ea depot,

ehairsaL of the Dar, antounees the inobsdisnoo of live aod Sielveltle

ia ease ths SI? should be beamed.

Vie AnOording to the etca of affairs fai prwocittedi the nation

egairet Iteeer, ptiresant to 1 vt the Basic Law le well

/*ended.

laser has inceesontly sad* tub of Us freedom of azpreeo.tobt of

•plaice as has beim established, in order to otteok the aatioael orde

etiolated t: the Basle Low, by may means sed is anj dixmetion.

in.kta

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dro?14-atuia ap.02.!1,1• o:4-; r , , cntocay etresoed that

v!.4Leo to ralaace 4e and mine*

unrentriotcs nixt:s ctjeotivas, boosvir,

are incompatible with Article 20 4nd 23 a t'as :Casio Lao. Norther-

more Ronor, shop 11* •peoks of the "Fuoi.rorntant" and the realisation

of the Power prinoiple, vices this AS they verf, in times past ohms

ths). oorzsoponded to conceptiono cr gatienal 5ozia1laal even tbefigh

ha doom eoeasionally opfnak ca .07ushierstaat m . Is him satire

gay of thinking and acting is is engrossed in astioncl sooialietio

ideology ond oak's it subj*ct of his propsgnado speeehme. lu oemosa

interpret* tins political comoepts emphasised LI him as Impinge!

docielye inpostanc*, differently than they were intorPrInad in Oiketerg of tas Third hoick. From thin attitude alone as leresyleined

his continuous reference to the allegedly groat acleissealo of *Ws

Mir and his oonlossion to ht., lccs anti to cLutinno to to

Naticati 300i31i1t 1 as yell as t:.c rewfwal tad ioitation of lasietie

eabst** and othor formalities.

Those eiroumotanc*s sr* tu .ors :footfall* for itaanr es lodgment

.4mtle hos mcoording to his statenfot, uan it nu tias hoes a nembon

of the XSZAPe

Asia* from his personal cuoresaion Rower idoetifloo *ha prin,

ciples of his political ooccoption and that or the 3111 vith ths

AtAftliig tro formsr nakp-Procres. Por this mum* Maw prope-

foto' the so.iosllsd Poshrsr- or hohrungssioat,

erAlmstat14

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orientated boolnlitm 1 :c,.11a_licn. oczatiocal

ullot.ucoo %.; the. of..4ut tat.oeul acJi:alcs La not

to be Tostored aue. L.at tLo on.14. &top: watt sad boon good

in She national mooislistio pant, are sort. twonnioul:allevanceas t•

thigh may not %1411 attributed Ilky OfOle1V6 LAW•0:43140 and which are

iatendsd to be and actually are understood such ay the andienoe.

La regard* the Rotors of the politiaal fight, Reser likewise

odveeatea an opinion ontch So a largo extent is in ooaforaity sith

desist/a ideas. die lords of the "breaking of terror' aad of the

4ecatinuation of the politlord fight LA the street* are Shoo given

a epocial aenaoing nostLIALg.

boner is also attacking the democratio basic order sr assertingthat tho farmer Germander in GLief Drmuits it still supplood to be

th: heed of the...tate acA that Us I.iw Goestitstles is still

*opposed he Se IA force. me.. idoat axe cat being inie.availablo

for ob400tivo discussion t are being airoulaSed ad projefax4a

thesis in order to give the defsration of t. govorneend and Use

, perliaarat the kr:pm:sane, at grater L11 partleat'

politician* and state institutions which entoordit4 to leserve

opinion de not approve of the objeottree of the :0112 axo teeing

Oseaultod end attachod without emooption. Thel are being &Dottrel

*tato aseeies, people et inferAor morale or oven traitor.. Itener

La condemning other opinions La just ea sascrtipalows aid rude as

40" ' wore the propagandist* of the foram 1132AP. On the other heed honer

makes use of

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ordex an4 it tt is the ., 2jvotiVe 41 ,IJ at:o:o. to OZ4ZOLIO too

basic rIshts. ih Out...010411v rsuoot it u.11 is 4.1tio.ent. to so-

toblien thy: the clIe....der hAtsul.4 is lib,rtcrlss

democratic trdsr. Thu itouscioussem. tiat tots CALIC1110 of bowie

rights as motion:Id that*: .1sit11s 18 cw.stiLstes IlINIWW14, stood

sot he sicompanied hy his ....osled‘et Latent. Thn Ltots us sontior.

sd heroin orrool chat honor U: Lio hourl y ,: st 4111 propajancs spesohoso

obleativoly abased the has is rli„Itt of fried** ei-prom-lett oS

opinion so nonti9sod under trtiolb-lf; attune. umiast the

libertarisa dehooratio bsvic order, And too: as ouojdollvo/y sloo

wonted to *arc,: tLrough this nitaos.

la this sttorti homer ruckus u.s tbo bsoic rie,htaZ irsedos

of evrossion of opihi.'n 4 sell as of tLe :Asia rIzist of froodle

of smoothly and fvrocola of mumliatl.u. Lua.sr Is.ur.abos *ti•

state uttoclin :ore uost17 at yublAs :to/0.111es. iLaohush as Lot ses

prohibited troy' propsgatIng his doctrinas at public nisolUgs, ha

gouts use I the richt of trued= of otssoeistios tra will is 110...

collo& closed nosting.. in order toAelivoor as thaw, mastInge his

1:4otlgsSing Opsechos.

The facto of rOiclo ld of ti* dotal* km/ thus moon to bet pry-

seat, ii. objectly* as voll so In suU4octire rospoct. Tito setioit,

pursuant to Artiu10 IA of the dssic Las La 0004unatios sith Pars l's

Sun-Para 1 and i,oras 36 Lad ths following of the 2104, is therefore

well fothdhet. •

/w/ Dors L • hr(stoop) Certified&

eiignatur.:peas, Id01.000