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Ref . SAIC/14
19 May 45
Snirce states that two apecialistawere responsible for.thel:eare4 , 01.92!
-of'art In'hie collection, and that alLitems W0.4:inaneXce.4entetMel
aervation at the -time of their evacuation to Southern
tierMihy45eelli:e*,ee0
4..R3POSITORIE8 OF THE FRUCH WORKS OF ART
GOERING entire
RUS .i. an advance menaced CAR INHAIA. A number of ,a0B41,111:"'
one s) tapeetAtierao"
thoutizusaul,cmpamil"tobeleftbeland
-.Eknd a certain amount, of AiiIiiture (Lotlie,101-431.1(1.,101.2.1.eAcirWilhA:61"i
The Most precious collections were bent to BERQHTESGADEN
' #, - by
of PV'sarrest there by the SS, 25 April v-
45, these-treasureatWereAot4eCtgwg00,
cars which were inside the unfinished . tunnel of the . 13ERCHT E4.049EXAN,*49T4 1$
on some-other cars which stood on the tracks of the RR IinefioliC130.0i-P,44C ,
I KQEKGSEE. (Notes This information has since been co/IfiTI*I cti ) . W40"
e-;tirnè'
, GOERING had time to give orders for the 'security of
less'he iltkp informed that some of the guardsattached
azIPhë
,
to ' him q(0401' . _
had Itarted to plunder the cars, as well as his .villa
,
at.JDBERSAIABERW4A4ero
text of putting them in greater safety. Source believes,
WeVer;.At**AgOt
valuable works of art which he obtained from the SALLE:DES
located and 'returned,
JEUt. Dri*litito ,*:4; 1$?
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. Following the interrogation source made a
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written. statement.4.1e916
atior in the recovery of these art treasures
lowirg.additional
(See'AppendixHa:;a00gWerg
where some other
PAUME'might be found:
works of ar t4O4Uired4f;th4 .X
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a) A certain number of GOBELINS.at the BURG.
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VELDENSTEIN near .
NEUHAUS on:thePEO4
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b) A certain number of GOBELINS in the air raid
'Acalemy at WILDP ARK-WERDER, near POTSDAM.
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c) One Painting called the "Madonna ot MEMLING" at
. -171Wi
.
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at 2IELL atapEE. (This painting waa returned
_ a'wife0;epreeeh .
dwt&i
thioAinit:)
by PW to (i. p, S eventh ,0, Of q.„:
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GOE RINOHcleims toAlave'had nothing to do with any Prench. .Worket04t4-
'ablea other than those m entioned-in' thia'repOrt,'
.,!1I
• NITZs(IR lino.fro m'RUREMBERG to BAYREUTH).
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19 1.(ay-1945.
PAUL KUBALk,
Maj, -MI,'
Commanding.