Assistant United States High Commissioner for Germany Benjamin Buttenweiser was quoted by the Times of London today in sharp criticism of the position taken by the leaders of Western Germany with respect to condemned Nazi war criminals.
Referring to the reprieve of 21 convicted men in Landsberg prison, Mr. Buttenweiser was quoted as declaring: “In spite of all this, not one German Cabinet Minister and no important Church dignitary has extended a single word of endorsement to the courageous, just and generous spirit and understanding with which these cases were hailed.
“It is regrettable and far from reassuring to the outside world,” he declared, “that only a small sector of German leaders has set a compelling example by publicly disowning the nightmare of Nazi terror by acclaiming the just fate that has finally caught up with seven mass murderers.”
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