HC Deb 18 December 1945 vol 417 cc1292-4W
Mr. Pritt

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for what reason the Military Government in Hamburg is employing Major Hennigsen, a former Nazi Party member up to the collapse of Germany, as a major of Schutzpolizei in charge of important appointments in Hamburg, in which work he secures that only Nazis are appointed; and if, as this individual falls within the category of CI compulsory arrest or CI compulsory investigation, he will give directions for his immediate replacement from among the available anti-Nazi Germans.

Mr. J. Hynd

Hennigsen is not employed with Military Government, Hamburg. He was dismissed on 12th November. He did not fall within the Compulsory Arrest Category. Nor was he in charge of important appointments.

Mr. Pritt

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in what capacity the Military Government in Hamburg is employing Lieut.-Colonel Klewe, a former member of the HÖhere S.S. and a Polizei-fuhrer; for what reason he is so employed; and if, as he falls within the category of CI compulsory arrest or CI compulsory investigation, he will give directions for his immediate replacement from among the available anti-Nazi Germans.

Mr. J. Hynd

Klewe is not employed by the Military Government, Hamburg. He was dismissed on the 12th November because he was within the compulsory removal category. There is no evidence that he was a member of the S.S.

Mr. Pritt

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for what reason the Military Government in Hamburg is employing Lieut.-Colonel Ulbrich, a former member of the S.S. and police official in Hamburg, who was instrumental in having various Hamburg police officials who refused to join the Nazi Party or the S.S. sentenced to long terms of imprisonment or to death, as a lieut.-colonel of the Schutzpolizei; and if, as this individual falls within the category of CI compulsory arrest or CI compulsory investigation, he will give directions for his immediate replacement from among the available anti-Nazi Germans.

Mr. J. Hynd

There is no record of a Lieut.-Colonel Ulbrich being employed with the Hamburg police. There was, however, a Wilhelm Ulbrich employed as Regierungsrat with the rank of major in the Criminal Police. He was suspended on 23rd October and subsequently dismissed. There is no evidence that he was responsible for police officials being sentenced to imprisonment or death for refusing to join the Nazi Party or S.S.

Mr. Pritt

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for what reason the Military Government in Hamburg is employing Major Schröder, a former Nazi Party member and an S.S. Obersturmbannführer, who, being in charge of the records of the Hamburg police up to and at the time of the collapse of Germany, removed from those records all evidence of membership of the S.S. of various members of the Hamburg police force, as a major of the Schutzpolizei; and if, as this man falls within the category of CI compulsory arrest or CI compulsory investigation, he will give directions for his immediate replacement from among the available anti-Nazi Germans.

Mr. J. Hynd

SchrÖder is not employed by the Military Government, Hamburg. He was dismissed on 22nd September. He held the rank of SturmbannfÜhrer in the S.S. and not ObersturmbannfÜhrer. So far there is no evidence that he tampered with the Hamburg police records.