The Archive · 1939

Knickerbocker Report Stirs Berlin

Berlin, Sept. 28.

'An appeal to foreign' press correspondents in Berlin to assist in disproving the allegations by Mr. H. R. Knickerbocker, the well-known American journalist, that Nazi leaders were in possession of investments abroad, was made today by Professor Boomer. Chief of the Foreign Press Department of the Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenmen Dr. Boomer quoted three telegrams claiming (0 refute Mr. Knicker-brocker's statements, These were said to have been received from the manager of the Kreisbank Gladbach of Munich-Gladbach; from Herr Glaber, manager of the Dortmunder Union Brauerei; and from the representative of the publishing house Franz Ener in Munich.

Dr. Boomer offered to pay the ex-enses incurred by correspondents in making their investigations—Reuter.

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