DR. STEINBAUER: Then another charge is brought against you, that of “Germanization.” What do you say to that?
SEYSS-INQUART: First of all, I must get something quite clear. In English, you say Germany, and in Russian you say Germanski. Both mean German (Deutsch). And when we spoke of Germanization then, we did not mean “making them into Germans”; We meant a political and cultural union of the so-called Germanic peoples, with reciprocal equal rights. That we did intervene in this way, I stated in a speech, Exhibit Seyss-Inquart-103:
“Why do the Germans interfere with everything in the Netherlands?”
Then I went on to say that in this total warfare there would be moments of tension...
THE PRESIDENT: What page is that on?
DR. STEINBAUER: It is still Exhibit USA-708, which has not been translated. But the entire book has been presented.
THE PRESIDENT: Has it got a PS number?
DR. STEINBAUER: Its document number is 3430-PS. It has been made Exhibit USA-708. It is a book entitled Vier Jahre in den Niederlanden, and it contains a collection of speeches made by the witness, several of which have been submitted by the Prosecution. The witness is now replying to them.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
SEYSS-INQUART: There are moments of tension when there is no longer any dividing line between what is important to the military war effort and something which is private and a matter for civilians.