LAHOUSEN: Yes, in all cases and on all occasions when his actual deputy—namely, Colonel Pieckenbrock—was not present, or when Canaris, for one reason or another, considered it necessary or advisable to have me appear as his representative.
COL. AMEN: And in this capacity did you have any contact with Field Marshal Keitel?
LAHOUSEN: Yes.
COL. AMEN: Did you also have contact with Jodl?
LAHOUSEN: Yes, occasionally, but to a much lesser extent.
COL. AMEN: And did you occasionally attend conferences at which Herr Hitler was also present?
LAHOUSEN: Yes, I attended a few of the sessions or discussions at which Hitler was present and which he conducted.
COL. AMEN: Will you tell the Tribunal whether the leaders of the Abwehr were in sympathy with Hitler’s war program?
LAHOUSEN: I have to make clear in this connection that, at that time, we chiefs in the Abwehr were deeply influenced and captivated by the personality of Canaris, his inner bearing was perfectly clear and unequivocal to a small group of us.
COL. AMEN: And was there a particular group or groups in the Abwehr who worked against the Nazis?