“Question: And in your case that involved your father, your alleged father, is that correct?
“Answer: Yes.” [There the inquiry rested.]
A. Yes.
Q. Just what had to be done to demonstrate that you were a full Aryan, and why did the question arise?
A. The first time that question arose was in 1933, and the occasion was the following: The president of the German Aero Club was reported as being adverse to the Hitler regime, and I protected that man. Following that, a man who was a member of the SA sent a letter to Goering, and I may add that this was a man who was trying to become a state secretary in the Air Ministry, and he had been deeply hurt when he, an old Party member, had to take second place to me. In this letter he said that State Secretary Milch was not a full Aryan. This happened in the summer of 1933. Goering forwarded this letter to me, and I went to Goering. Following that I was asked to submit my family tree. That is how this matter arose.
Q. In other words, you had to establish that no Jewish blood flowed in your veins, is that correct?
A. Yes, that is what I was supposed to do.
Q. And you established that to their satisfaction?
A. That was established.