General (Retd) P. Hausser
Ludwigsburg / Wittenburg
48 Asperger Street
My Dear General,
In retrospect, I would like to send you encouraging information, that in my speech that I gave in Parliament on 3 December 1952, one topic embraced the Declaration of Confidence for the former German Wehrmacht, inclusive with the members of the Waffen SS, inasmuch as they fought honourably for Germany, their Fatherland.
I remain, in deep respect,
Adenauer.
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