The next quotation is on Page 95 of the document book, an entry dated 9 October 1940, from the speech of the Governor General on the occasion of the opening of the autumn trade fair at Radom. I quote Line 5.
“It is clear that we...”
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Seidl, the important things for us are the page in the diary and the date. We seem to have the pages in the diary and the dates, so if you will tell us them that will be of the greatest help to us.
DR. SEIDL: The date is 9 October 1940; Pages 966-967 of the diary, I quote Line 6:
“It is clear that we do not wish to denationalize, nor shall we germanize.”
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THE PRESIDENT: The translation in our book of that sentence is:
“It is clear that we neither want to denationalize nor degermanize.”
DR. SEIDL: That is apparently an error in the translation.
THE PRESIDENT: In which translation? In the one I have just read out?