Memorandum from Walter O'Haire to Paul H. Gantt, October 2, 1947

2 October 1947 милэкллотм TO: Mr. Paul H. Gantt Room 492 Following our conversation of today I investigated the records pertaining to the Gandwirtsohaf tliohen Zentral- stelle. i ;uote from an affidavit now in our files: "The Lanawirtschaftlichen Central £ telle * (Oentrai Agricultural office) at Д consisted of an administrative division and a business division. The Chief of the deportment of rood ana Agriculture v.as at the same tl.se Chairman of the doard of Directors of the Central Agri¬ cultural office. Its Du Li ness division was headed by four o? rive managers act¬ ing under the directives of thecoara. me Central Agricultural office corresponded approximately to the Reich Office for Grain, Feedstuffs and other /agricultural Products." The Reich Office for Grain was the exclusive collecting can:, any within the Reich ana subordinate to the Reich Ministry for Food ana Agriculture^ 1 am aosured that the subject company occupied a similar position within Poland and reoresented the exclusive collecting company in agricultural products, in short, it was a business agency for the Department of Food ana Agriculture in the Government General. Walter O'tiaire Room Z7Z