Text of Report on Herr 
                          Hess' Health.                     
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
At the request of the Foreign 
      Office we have today seen and examined Herr Rudolf Hess after 
            having read all previous medical reports.       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
      Herr Hess is suitably accommodated and he made no complaint about 
      his circumstances. The services of an experienced physician are 
                  available, whenever required.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Since his arrival in this 
      country Herr Hess has experienced (1) phases of depression and 
      emotional instability, and (2) recurring upper abdominal discomfort. 
      Herr Hess told us that the latter had troubled him from time 
      to time in Germany in recent years, and that an X-ray examination 
      had proved negative. He himself attributes this symptom to overwork 
      and nervous strain and it seems clear that it is a functional 
      disturbance, without any organic basis. More recently he has 
      noticed a feeling of exhaustion on walking and (quite wrongly) 
      he has attributed this to weakness of the heart and has therefore 
                       taken less exercise.                 
 
                                                            
 
      Today Her Hess complained of no symptoms except slight upper 
      abdominal discomfort and a tendency to constipation, which he 
      relieves by an occasional mild purgative. He informed us that 
      his appetite is good and that he is sleeping well without the 
      use of sedatives. He occupies himself with reading and writing; 
               he is able to take walking exercise.         
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Herr Hess looks healthy, 
      is well nourished and shows no indication of anemia. A complete 
      and thorough physical examination revealed no evidence of organic 
      lesion in any system and left us in no doubt that he is in excellent 
                         physical health.