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win the war. However, they did not feel that their position was hopeless and would continue to 
 
fight. Their hopes were based on (1) a successful resistance to the Russians after shortening their 
 
line somewhere about the German border; (2) that they would be able to repulse the invasion 
 
launched from England; and (3) the devastating effects of their so-called "secret weapon" when 
 
used. The gossip in Germmy was that this weapon would only be used when the invasion from 
 
England was launched.
 
     Finally, all wedes informed about Germany agreed in reporting that the doctrine of 
 
"unconditional surrender", announced by the United Nations, had resulted in uniting everyone in 
 
Germany behind Hitler at a time when the hardships of the War and the natural forces of 
 
disintegration would otherwise be disrupting Germany.
 
 
II. Dr. Eersten
 
                   In view of the foregoing, I was not surprised when about the beginning of October 
 
1943 during a call at the office of a very close friend of mine, who was one of the key men in the 
 
Wallenberg organizaztion, he handed me a card which read, "Dr. Felix Kersten, Medecinolrad".' 
 
My
 
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