to be General Zeitzler, an ardent Nazi who rose to prominence in the German army after the
defeat at Stalingrad.  Cables from Bern in October 1943 state that Bormann was associated with
Goring in sponsoring peace proposals to the Soviet Union and that he has quarrelled with von
Ribentrop over German foreign policy.  In internal affairs, Bormann has advocated complete SS
control in Germany.  He represents the pagan group and has always shown a violent opposition to
religion.  His reputation as an ardent Nazi is not only demonstrated by his prominent position in
the Party, but also by his record of violence and murder in politics which dates officially from the
time he was nineteen years old.
 
                         William J. Donovan
                              Director