I became Gauleiter in 1927.

I was member of the Diet as long as it existed, until May 1933.

I had repeatedly made written requests to the Fuehrer that I might be allowed to join the Wehrmacht as an ordinary soldier. He refused to give me this permission.

Through the Young Men's Christian Association and principally in Australia and North America, as well as in South America, I came into contact with families of these countries.

In my Gau, as far as I know, only Communists who had actually worked against the State were arrested.

I was never informed in advance about the start of the war or about foreign political developments.

I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before.