CONFLICTING REPORTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20061, 6 October 1939, Page 8

CONFLICTING REPORTS

NAZI LEADERS’ BUTTER ! I CONSIGNMENTS DENIED | (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.50 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 5. Further information showing that the German Air Minister, Field Marshall Goering and the Minister of Propaganda, Dr. Goebbels had been receiving, large supplies of the butter from England, is contained in n bulletin. issued by the Ministry of Information. The statement says:— "At weekly intervals a dozen parcels, varying in Weight from 21b to 41b have been dispatched from Bradford by Mr .Arthur Hentzen, the principal of a large exporting wool firm. The contents were described ns Danish butter and were paid for at a special rate and routed via Cologne. In the week before the war, nine such parcels were observed, three being addressed to Field Marshal Goering. Dr. Goebbels and Dr.. Bcrgmann, the remainder going to some of the other prominent members of tire Nazi Party.” Mr. Arthur I-lentzen, of Bradford, In a statement said: “We hold post | office receipts for all nine parcels of butter mentioned in the Ministry of Information statement yesterday. These were exclusively consigned to business associates and relatives j among whom was a man named Goer- j ir-g. None was sent to Nazi leaders, j Wo, are taking up the matter with j the Ministry of Information.”