DR. SIEMERS: That was in February 1939?
VON WEIZSÄCKER: It was the launching of the Bismarck.
DR. SIEMERS: Then it is known to the Tribunal, for the launching of the Bismarck is entered in the records.
VON WEIZSÄCKER: It must have been in the spring—in February or March.
DR. SIEMERS: Did Raeder’s declaration at that time have a calming influence on you?
VON WEIZSÄCKER: I heard Raeder’s declaration on the subject with very great pleasure because there could be no other...
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we do not care whether it had a calming influence on him or not.
DR. SIEMERS: In your opinion, and to the best of your knowledge, did Raeder—either as a politician or as a naval expert—exercise any influence over Hitler?
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Siemers, the witness can tell us what Raeder said, but he really cannot tell us in what capacity he was speaking, whether as a politician or an admiral. If you want to know whether he had his uniform on...
DR. SIEMERS: Herr Von Weizsäcker, did you have any conversations with Raeder or with any other high-ranking personages?