MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: But he was never tried in any court where he would have a chance to tell his story as you are telling yours, was he?
GÖRING: That is correct. He wanted to bring about a Putsch and therefore the Führer considered it right that this thing should be nipped in the bud—not by a court procedure, but by smashing the revolt immediately.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Were the names of the people who were killed in that purge, following the arrest of Röhm, ever published?
GÖRING: Some of the names, yes; but not all of them, I believe.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Who actually killed Röhm? Do you know?
GÖRING: I do not know who personally carried out this action.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: To what organization was the order given?
GÖRING: That I do not know either, because the shooting of Röhm was decreed by the Führer and not by me, for I was competent in north Germany.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: And who took into custody those who were destined for concentration camps, and how many were there?
GÖRING: The police carried out the arrest of those who were, first of all, to be interrogated, those who were not so seriously incriminated and of whom it was not known whether they were incriminated or not. A number of these people were released very soon, others not until somewhat later. Just how many were arrested in this connection I cannot tell you. The arrests were made by the police.