How American and European Corporations Organized World War II

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… It was with Kurt von Schroeder that the head of Bank for International SettlementsMcKittrick while visiting Berlin in the early 1940s [338].

J. Wheeler, who was responsible for the formation of trade unions within the American military administration after World War II, writes:

“Baron Kurt von Schroeder belongs to an internationally renowned banking family. Branches of the Schroeder bank were in England (London firm “J. Henry Schroeder and Company”) and in America (New York “J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corporation”). Together with Dillon, Reed & Company, Schroeder's American subsidiary placed most of the German private loans after the First World War.

The perpetrator of the very "phenolic conspiracy" when, during the First World War, the Germans imported phenol through dummies [355], employee " Bayer ”Back in 1916, Hugo Schweizer wrote to the German Ambassador to the United States, von Bernshtorff, about the urgent need for a presidential election, whose ideas and party politics would be in harmony with the interests of the company.

And, perhaps, the 31st President of the United States, German by origin Herbert Hoover, who before the World War was engaged in gold-bearing, timber, ore and other concessions in Russia, China and Australia, would be suitable for this role [37; 328].

Prentiss Gray, partner in the von Schroeder Bank in the United States during World War I, was Hoover's authorized adviser and in charge of maritime communications, as did another partner, Julius Barnes, who, in addition to advising the future president, was the head of the state grain corporation. Grain Corporation of the U. S. Food Administration ».

Both were engaged in deliveries to Germany through Belgium.

Hoover, although born in the United States, left his homeland immediately after graduating from Stanford. Without any address of residence in America, he was registered at the same address as his consultant Barnes.

Another partner « J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation"George Zapiskie Becomes Head of the Sugar Committee" U. S. Sugar Equalization Board". Most of Cuba's sugar industry was owned by the von Schroeder Bank, and Rudolph von Schroeder ran the largest Brazilian coffee supplier " Sao paulo coffee » [172; 288].

In 1926, Republican Hoover, as Secretary of Commerce, created an advisory committee on chemical issues.

A longtime friend of Herbert Hoover, a former pharmacy owner and now a close partner " IG farben"In the USA, owner of" Sterling drug"William Weiss had a junior partner with Earl McLintock, the same senior officer in the Office for the Protection of Sequestered Foreign Property," and as early as 1920 established contact with Bosch and Schmitz.

The latter in 1931 paid a visit to the 31st US President Hoover to the White House. In May 1938 McLintock traveled to Basel to attend a meeting of the Bank for International Settlements, where he met with Schmitz and Kurt von Schroeder.

In the same year, Hoover met with Goering and Hitler, and upon returning to the United States announced that "Germany's honorary mission is in the East" [37].

In the words of Y. Mullins: "Without limiting himself to acquaintances in the White House, soon J. Henry Schroder Corporation" proceeded to further advance the unleashing of World War II. They achieved this by financing at a key moment in Hitler's seizure of power in Germany”[172; 288].

J. Marrs notes that in “ Schroder bank"Hitler's personal account was opened [288]. According to research by Otto Lehmann-Russbeldt, "On January 4, 1933, Hitler was invited to a meeting at the Schroder Bank in Berlin."

In turn, Victor Perlo in " Big money empires"(The Empire of High Finance") states: "The Hitler government has made London Schroder Bank its financial agent in Britain and America. Hitler's personal account was opened at “J. M. Stein Bankhaus "- German branch of" Schroder Bank "".

Schroeder's close friends, members of the Himmler Circle, were Karl Lindemann and Emil Helfferich, the leaders of Rockefeller's Standard Oil [288]. At the beginning of the century, in 1902, Haber, and a year later Duisberg, visited the United States. Earlier it was said about Haber's skepticism about the American technological level; Duisberg also found that in the USA it is worthy of admiration - Rockefeller's monopoly structures [1].

Herbert Hoover's Chemical Manufacturing Advisory Panel includes Lamotte Dupont, Walter Teagle of " Standard Oil"And Frank Blair of Sterling drug » [37].

Registrar of this subsidiary for " IG farben"Companies, like" General Analin and Film", became " Chase manhattan bank". When " First National City BankRockefeller issued $ 13 million worth of shares in this venture, which sold out overnight. The enterprise itself " American IG"Was taken over by one of its own subsidiaries" General analine works", Whose links with" IG farben"During the Second World War will be carefully hidden [1].

“By 1926, IG Farben again had extensive connections in various branches of the US chemical industry. To coordinate these ties, the concern, through its Swiss subsidiary, IGHEMI, created a front company in the United States, the American IG Chemical Corporation, which was later renamed General Enline and Film Corporation for conspiracy purposes."

Acquisition of " IG"Was that, according to Y. Mullins, the concern's ties with the Rockefellers helped to eliminate drugs that competed with competition from the American market." Farbenindustrie", Even though they are effective.

“Absolutely everyone knows that the Rockefellers control oil, but most do not know the scale of Rockefeller’s power and influence over modern medicine and medicine” [288].

The General Agreement, signed in 1929 for a period of 18 years, made strategic partners “ IG farben" and " Standard Oil", Whose director Frank Howard wrote to his colleague:" You can say that IS "is our general partner in the affairs that will be conducted" from 1929 to 1947 " [61].

“In 1928, Schmitz merged the American holding companies of the concern - American Buyer, General Analine Works, Agfa-Ansco and Winthrop Chemical Company - into a subsidiary Swiss holding IG Chemie, and in 1929 all these firms were transformed into “American IG Chemical Corporation”, later renamed “General Analin and Film ”».

Indeed, in 1929 the merger of " General Anilin Works », « Agfa-Ansco », « Winthrop Chemical Co.», « Magnesium Development Co.", as well as " Sterling drug"Together with the Du Pont concern appeared" American IG", Future" General Analin and Film » (GAF) [37], whose board of directors included Henry Ford's son Edsel. 91.5% of the shares belonged to his in-law Schmitz [288], who, together with Walter Titl from “ Standard Oil"By Edsel Ford and Charles Mitchell of" National City Bank"Stood at the foundation of the company itself.

In addition to the founders, the board of directors includes Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Warburg [1] and Mitchell, who also directs “ National Sity Bank"Warburgs and" Federal Reserve of New York"[288]. At the same time, the post of vice president " Sterling drug"The already mentioned William Weiss proposed to the Secretary of President Coollidge, and then Hoover - to Edward Clark [37].

““I. G. Farben : it penetrated, in particular, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Charles F. Mitchell and Paul Warburg), the Ford Motor Company (Gyunry, and later Edsel Ford), the Bank of Manhattan (Paul Warburg) and Standard Oil of New Jersey ”».

Since 1929, through the American IG Chemical Corporation, the bank J. P. Morgan"Gave loans" IG farben"[71]. Share " J. P. Morgan chase"At the same time belonged again to the Warburgs [37]. The American banking structure that patronized German chemists was so strong that by the beginning of World War II it directly or indirectly controlled 9 of the 10 largest US banks [76].

In turn, the chief financier " IG"Hermann Schmitz at the Nuremberg Trials recalled a loan in the amount of" something about "170 million Reichsmarks, issued in 1942" General electric ”[72], part of the financial group“J. P. Morgan ".

To understand the reasons for the financial mutual assistance of German-American corporations, it is necessary as a digression to consider the history of another discovery of German chemists, as well as describe the history of other beneficiaries of the cartel “ IG farben ».

“At the end of 1938, with the support of Nazi officials, Herman Schmitz, a master of camouflaging corporate relations, came up with a complex scheme to disguise the real owners in the foreign divisions of IG, temporarily changing them between unrelated branches and partners.

Schmitz knew that his plan would only work if IG could find accommodating neutral partners and businessmen in potentially hostile countries who would temporarily enter the scheme and later return the assets."

Other American “ends” that Schmitz hid in the murky waters of financial fraud were family ties with his brother Dietrich Schmitz, an American citizen through whom “ General Dyestuff Corporation"- one of the American branches of" IG farben » [54; 88].

Also an American citizen with family ties to the leadership " IG"Became Walter Duisberg, the eldest son of the head of the corporation" Bayer"Karl Duisberg. In July 1939 the chapter “ Standard Oil"Walter Teagle explained to the young man that by agreement of the action" IG"Can only be sold to committed companies such as" Standard", Or to individuals such as Walter [1].

In the intricacies of family and business ties, the Commission for the Control of Securities Transactions tried to figure out, initiating in 1938 an investigation into “ General Analin and Film » (GAF), which was previously a company " American IG"Consumed by" General analine works ”, Which was at the same time a branch of the absorbed company.

“His [Hermann Schmitz] management was created with the help of a narrow circle of close relatives, longtime employees and personal friends whom he placed in strategic positions in IG and in his business environment. These trusted talent and loyal supporters have played a decisive role in the implementation of Schmitz's master plan to protect the company's overseas holdings.”

During his testimony, Walter Duisberg's mentor, his namesake, who headed “ Standard Oil", Renounced ownership of a package of half a million shares, which was voted on at the meetings" IG Chemie ”[88] in Switzerland.

Only a telephone message dated May 27, 1930, sent by the Vice President " Standard Oil"Frank Howard pointed out that Teagle's name was used to place shares and hide the financial interest of real investors in" GAF ».

It was also found that in 1932 Teagle received a letter from the managing director “ IG farben"Wilfred Greif, where it was stated:" IG Chemie, as you know, is a branch of IG Farben "[96].

After the scandalous hearings, Teagle left the management board of the concern, and his place was taken by the bank's partner " Dillon, Read and Co. ", On whose money the head office will be built" IG farben"- James Forrestal, future US Secretary of the Navy and former US Attorney General and attorney for the American IG - Homer Cummings [54].

In addition, the ex-chapter “ Standard Oil"Along with William Farish and Frank Howard, were summoned to the Senate committee, shamed for bad memory, and fined $ 5,000 each. [1]

This did not change the situation with the understanding of the real owners " IG farben". In June 1941, the commission admitted to Congress that «attempts to establish the ownership of the stake of the beneficiary in the controlling block of shares were unsuccessful … American investors … are in the specific position of those creditors who do not know who owns the corporation”[12; 96].

The result was my own report " IG farben", Where the concern summed up the situation: «Around 1937 … we tried to improve our camouflage activities, especially in the most endangered countries … As it follows from our experience so far, our camouflage activities during the war proved to be very useful, and in some cases even exceeded our expectations. " [12].

Walter Teagle did hand over the reins of the company to American Magazine contributor William Farish.

He was going to formally cede "American IG" to Sostenes Ben from " ITT ”, But US Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau did not allow the ends of the concern to be hidden once again.

Then Farish put several tankers of his corporation under the Panamanian flag, and the vice-president flew to The Hague via London. Standard Oil"And a member of the board of directors" Chase National Bank"Frank Howard, who had a meeting with Fritz Ringer from" IG farben ».

From the latter, according to the "Hague Memorandum", which assumed the continuation of cooperation between the concerns regardless of the participation of countries in the war, Howard received a number of German patents, which were issued for " Standard Oil"So that it was not possible to confiscate them in wartime.