“The following is therefore proposed:
“(1) Establishment of a base in Trondheim, including:
“a. Possibility of supplying fuel, compressed air, oxygen, provisions.
“b. Repair opportunities for overhaul work after an encounter.
“c. Good opportunities for accommodating U-boat crews.
“d. Flak protection, L.A. armament, petrol and M/S units.
“Secondly, establishment of the possibility of supplying fuel in Narvik as an alternative.” (C-5)
In October 1939 Hitler was merely considering the Norwegian aggression and had not yet committed himself to it. Raeder persevered in pressing his point of view with regard to Norway, and at this stage he found a powerful ally in Rosenberg.
C. Use of the Fifth Column: Quisling.
The Nazi employment of traitors and the stimulation of treachery as a political weapon are now proven historical facts. Should further proof be required, it is found in a “Brief Report on Activities of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Party (Aussenpolitisches Amt der NSDAP) from 1933 to 1943” (007-PS). This was Rosenberg’s Bureau. The report reads: