VOCKE: That is true. We wanted to stress that the entire Directorate unanimously approved this important document which was to put an end to armaments.
DR. DIX: That, Witness, is clear. Have you any reason for believing that Hitler recognized that fact?
VOCKE: Yes, Hitler said something to the effect that that would be “mutiny.” I think that is the word they use in the Army. I have never been a soldier, but I think that when a complaint is signed by several soldiers, it is looked upon as mutiny. Hitler had the same ideas.
DR. DIX: Yes, something like that does exist. But you were not present there. Who told you about that expression “mutiny”?
VOCKE: I cannot remember that any more. I believe it was Herr Berger of the Finance Ministry. But I cannot say exactly.
DR. DIX: So there was talk about this expression in ministerial circles?
VOCKE: Yes.
DR. DIX: Now, that memorandum also contained a compliment to Hitler, a reference to his success in foreign policy.
VOCKE: Yes, Schacht had adopted the habit of using flattery in his dealings with Hitler. The greater an opponent of the Hitler regime Schacht became, the more he made use of this flattery. Therefore, in that memorandum, at any rate at the beginning where he spoke of Hitler’s successes, he also used those tactics.
DR. DIX: And what was the consequence of that memorandum? Please tell us briefly.