Among the lesser known diplomats participating in the seven-power statesmen’s conference in London which is seeking to save Germany from a financial collapse is Hans Schaffer, secretary of state to the German ministry of finance. Herr Schaffer is assisting Dr. Julius Curtius, German minister of foreign affairs, who together with his chief, Chancellor Heinrich Bruening, is seeking financial salvation for Germany.
Dr. Schaffer has been secretary of state in the finance ministry since 1929. Born in Breslau 45 years ago, he studied law and practiced in his native city in the early years of his career. For ten years he was advisor and ministerial director in the finance ministry in Berlin. In this position he helped solve many of Germany’s postwar economic problems, including matters of exports, credits, reparations and the creation of cartels. He was also a member of the German delegations at the conference leading to the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan.
Dr. Schaffer is an active member of the Relief Association of German Jews and a member of the Pro-Palestine Committee of Germany.
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