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325-B 7 227 Holmes St. Eaton Rapids, Michigan May 22, 1948 The President, Washington, D. C. Sir: We, the undersigned, beg leave to call attention to the alleged fact that the prosecution of Nazi war criminals is being stopped by Secretary Royall, and that an effort 325 is be- # X 11285B ing made to preserve certain German cartels. The following quotation is taken from the Detroit Free Press of April 23, 1948: "Simultaneously, certain highly placed defense chiefs have started a quiet drive to save both the fac- tories and the personnel of I. G. Farben, the Krupps and other big Nazi munitions-makers "Gen. Lucius Clay, U. S. commander in Germany, X198-B has had nothing to do with it. In fact, he refused to sign one directive ordering the big munitions cartels ex- empt from decartelization. "Incidentally, it was also Wall street firm of Dillon, Read and company, of which James V. For- HARRY STRUSEN restal was head, that loaned a lot of money to these same AMOUNT