Do you consider these affidavits of the witness Dr. Franz Reuter as untrue, or do you confirm them?
SCHACHT: I consider them wrong.
GEN. ALEXANDROV: How far did you personally participate to help bring Hitler to power? I continue this question: Under what circumstances and for what purpose did you, in February 1933, organize a meeting between Hitler and the industrialists? This subject has already been mentioned before.
SCHACHT: I did not help Hitler to come to power in any way. All this has been discussed here at great length. In February 1933 Hitler had already been in power quite some time. As to finances and the industrial meetings of February 1933, that has profusely been gone into.
GEN. ALEXANDROV: What particular role did you play in this conference?
SCHACHT: This, too, has been discussed in detail. Please read about it in the record.
GEN. ALEXANDROV: I have already familiarized myself with the reports but you have not explained events sufficiently clearly. In order to shed some more light on the question I shall refer to Defendant Funk’s testimony of 4 June 1945. This is Document Number 2828-PS. I quote Defendant Funk’s testimony:
“I was at the meeting. Money was not demanded by Göring but by Schacht. Hitler left the room, then Schacht made a speech asking for money for the election. I was only there as an impartial observer, since I enjoyed a close friendship with the industrialists.”
Does this testimony of the Defendant Funk represent the truth?
SCHACHT: Herr Funk is in error. Document D-203 has been presented here to the Court by the Prosecution...