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financial and manufac.turing interests.
 
     I had known Jakob Wallenberg in 1932 when I was in Stockholm representing a trustee in 
 
bankruptcy of the International Match Corporation, the American holding company for the Ivar 
 
Kreuger interests. As a result of reorganization of the Kreuger interests, the Wallenberg's took 
 
over control of the Swedish Match Company and International Match Corporation, including their 
 
subsidiaries throughout the world. When I first saw Wallenberg in August 1943, he indicated that 
 
Cells were forming in Germany for the purpose of overthrowing Hitler and he asked me if I would 
 
be willing to meet with representatives of these cells. I reported this fact at once to the American 
 
Minister in Stockholm, Mr. Herschel Johnson. He cabled the State Department at once, but no 
 
answer was received in Stockholm. At the end of this first interview with Wallenberg, he stated 
 
that his friends in Germany were somewhat perplexed about Himmler's true motives. WHile he 
 
was supposed to be entirely loyal to Hitler, certain changes were taking place in Germanywhich 
 
could only raise ques-