DR. SERVATIUS: Did it make it easier for the prisoners? Did they return home?
SAUCKEL: Yes, they returned home.
DR. SERVATIUS: And how did the civilian population react to that? Above all, how did the workers feel who had to go to Germany?
SAUCKEL: This was an act of comradeship, and according to the reports I received the feeling was favorable.
DR. SERVATIUS: Then in reality instead of one prisoner-of-war there were three imprisoned workers?
SAUCKEL: No. These workers could move about freely in Germany in the same way as the other French workers and the German population.
DR. SERVATIUS: Did they have to come to Germany for an indefinite period of time?
SAUCKEL: No, they stayed according to the length of their contracts, just like the other workers.
DR. SERVATIUS: What was the average duration of a contract?
SAUCKEL: 9 months.