DR. VON LÜDINGHAUSEN: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: You wish to offer it in evidence, do you?
DR. VON LÜDINGHAUSEN: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: What number is it?
DR. VON LÜDINGHAUSEN: 162.
THE PRESIDENT: There is no objection, I take it?
SIR DAVID MAXWELL-FYFE: No objection, My Lord.
DR. VON LÜDINGHAUSEN: This letter reads, if I may quote at least one brief passage:
“He”—that is Herr Von Neurath—“never aggravated the incidents; on the contrary, he always sought a personal and peaceful solution. He made every effort to facilitate the task of the foreign diplomats in the German capital. They, like myself, were grateful to him. I do not doubt that he often pointed out to Hitler the dangers to which he was exposing Germany by the excesses of his regime, and that he let him hear the voice of prudence and moderation.”
Now I come to another subject, and I should like to present the following: