As the young Koch had been known also in his neighborhood for his industry, it is natural that this "violent death" has caused great indignation.
When I proposed to district physician Loeffler to send a master mason from Osternohe for a few weeks to the institution in Ausbach for observation of his mental condition, he declared he could not take this responsibility as he did not know if same would return alive. The doctor informed me also that it was known that the commission consisted of an SS-physician with several subordinate physicians and that the "patients" were not even being examined, but judged solely by the patient's existing records. As far as he knew families refuse to send their sick members to the institutions as they do not know whether they would see them again alive.
The district physician in Nurnberg had informed him of two cases in the city of Nurnberg, where charges of murder have been preferred by relations of such patients.
The Party has up to now received neither such complaints nor accusations.
Heil Hitler!
Signed: Walz
Kreisleiter
Pencil and ink notes:
"investigate"
"Dr. Guesbert" [?]
"The staff reports: No case is known. The authorities have been instructed how to act. 1-7-41."
"Party member Walz has been informed; Party member Dr. Hummel has been informed; Party member Dr. Breilig [?] has been informed."