Archive Report
Archive Report
Political Activity by Neo-Nazi Elements
A Series of disquieting events during the early weeks of 1953 has brought to world attention the resumed political activity of unrepentant Nazi elements in West Germany. The first of these was the arrest by British occupation authorities in mid-January of seven former Hitlerite officials. The ex-Nazis were held for investigation on the basis of information which indicated that they were propagating anti-Western views and policies, and were plotting eventually to take over control of the West German republic.
Need for continuing surveillance of neo-Nazi activities was emphasized three days after the British arrests by wide publication in Europe and the United States, Jan. 17, of press accounts of a recent American-sponsored survey of opinion in West Germany. The survey was ...