FUNK: No; there could be no question, in my opinion, that the bank had no right to do that, because these things were supposed to be delivered to an entirely different place. If I am correctly informed about the legal position, these things were supposed to be delivered to the Reich Office for Precious Metals and not to the Reichsbank. Diamonds, jewels, and precious stones were not the concern of the Reichsbank because it was not a place of sale for these things. And in my opinion, if the Reichsbank did that, then it was unlawful.
MR. DODD: That is exactly right.
FUNK: If that happened, then the Reichsbank committed an illegal act. The Reichsbank was not authorized to do that.
MR. DODD: And is it your statement that if it was done you did not know anything about it?
FUNK: No.
MR. DODD: You did not know?
FUNK: No.
MR. DODD: You were frequently in the vaults of the Reichsbank, were you not? As a matter of fact you liked to take visitors through there. I say, you were frequently in the vaults of the bank yourself?
FUNK: Yes, I was, where the gold bars were kept.
MR. DODD: I will come to the gold bars in a minute. I just want to establish that you were in the vaults frequently, and your answer, as I understand it, is “yes” that you were?