The State Secretary of the Reich Government, Schleicher, declared in this connection: “The Reich Government intends to clarify the political situation as quickly as possible, but the Reich Government is not interested in majority questions.”
From that can be seen that Herr Von Schleicher no longer considered the formation of a government on the basis of a majority.
DR. KUBUSCHOK: Now we can leave the political developments and turn to your personal...
THE PRESIDENT: If you are going into another subject, we had better adjourn.
[The Tribunal adjourned until 17 June 1946 at 1000 hours.]
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH DAY
Monday, 17 June 1946
Morning Session
MARSHAL: If it please the Tribunal, report is made that the Defendants Fritzsche and Speer are absent.
[The Defendant Von Papen resumed the stand.]