“Finally, in June 1942, in agreement with all the central services, the delegates for the special missions (B. f. S.) were charged with taking in hand the seizure and the central control of the black market. Thus, for the first time, a necessary preliminary condition was created for effectively dealing with the problem of the black market.”
In the second part of his report, Veltjens explains the advantages of the organization in charge of which he was placed and he writes, among other things:
“It has been stated that purchases on the black market in their present volume would become in the long run too much for the budget of the Reich. In answer to this it must be pointed out that the greater part of the purchases were made in France and were financed by occupation costs. Out of a total of purchases amounting to 1,107,792,819 RM, the sum of 929,100,000 RM was charged to the French for occupation costs so that the Reich budget was not involved for that amount.”
After having indicated the inconveniences of the black market, Veltjens concludes:
“In recapitulating”—writes Veltjens—“it must be stated that, in view of the supply situation in the Reich, now as before we cannot do without black market purchases as long as there are still hidden stocks which are important for carrying on the war. To this vital interest all other considerations must be subordinated.”
In a third part of this same report, Veltjens deals with the technical organization of his offices. Here are some interesting passages:
“The general direction and supervision of the purchases is the task assigned to the control services which have been newly created for this purpose, as follows:
“a) Supervisory service in France, with headquarters in Paris;