The German Embassy thanks the Board of Deputies for a Manuscript of the Writer David Irving (which they have Illicitly Obtained)

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Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

23, Belgrave Square/Chesham Place
London, SW1X 8PZ

Mr. Neville Nagler
Chief Executive
The Board of Deputies
of Jewish Jews
Woburn House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H OEZ

9 November 1992 Ku/Hi Ref.: POL 320.15/3

Dear Mr Nagler

Thank you so much for your two letters of 21 October and 3 November 1992.[¹] In the meantime I have forwarded the manuscript of David Irving to the German authorities.[²] It is indeed regrettable that such an irresponsible person still succeeds in entering Germany despite an official interdiction. This is, as you are well aware, mainly due not to a lack of zeal of the German border officials, but to the fact that borders within the EC are open, which leads - as the case of David Irving shows - also to some undesirable results.

Yours sincerely

(Gerhard Kunz)
Minister-counsellor.

This Website comments:-

1. These letters are not yet on file.
2. Mr Irving had not provided any manuscript to the Board of Deputies of Jews. Either they had stolen one, using hired thieves like Gerald Gable to perform the task or, less probably, the reference is to the infamous and libellous "Intelligence Reports" on David Irving which the Board had already planted on other foreign governments. Mr Irving wrote to the German embassy demanding the return of the stolen property. They did not reply to or even acknowledge his letters. The ambassador Herr von Richthofen forbade him to write further, earning from Mr Irving a letter comparing him with Ribbentrop -- and "we all know what happened to him."

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