Website notes on this letter
~~~   xxx	A wavy line in a letter indicates that Rudolf Hess was amused. He also inked a short line under the words "Umgebung, Tun und Lassen". xxx is his brother Alfred's similar laughter-sign.
Grohé	Gauleiter von Köln
Butz	Nickname for Rudolf Hess's four-year old son Wolf-Rüdiger Hess.