European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Asau Holtier left Rudolf head hitter s Deputy in party matters eat Natl Interior mini Tow. On dec. 24,1969. My father refused visits before that Date because he did t like Iho circumstances of such visits. Bui the american commander of Spandau at Iho Lime. Col. Eugene Bird talked him into allowing us to see him. To was quite ill at the Lime. I went to the British military Hospital one afternoon with my Molher and saw him for the first time in my me that i can remember. Of course. I had received letters from him before but this was our first meeting in March 1970, Rudolf Hess was returned to Spandau my Mother had asked for permission to see him on april 24. His birthday is on the 26th, and because it was a kind of birthday visit he agreed. Earlier he said he wanted no More visits when he returned to since then Hess has visited his father 103 to incs. He and he family arc allowed one hourly visit a month. Normally i or my lather s sister and my Wile my Mother is now too old to make the trip ask Irr permission to visit my father on a certain Date irs usually granted by inc aul Hontus Wilforn m Days usually Iho Limo set for such visits u the from 10.30 to 11 30 a m Alt four prison directors ate present at the visits and one or iwo guards the visiting room is divided by a wooden Wall with a window my father is led in on the opposite Side. We Are not allowed to shake hands and we Are carefully observed the in Irre Lime the general censorship rules for Rudolf Hess Are Hal All books and other printed material Are censored that a May not read either about the period Between 1933 and 1945 nor about his Case. Hess said nevertheless my father is very interested in whal s happening in the world today 01 coarse. I do nol know How much he knows about to Vilics because we Aien i allowed to talk about it bul the ecology is one of his favorite topics the limit thing he asks about is my children and i m avowed to him photographs of Thorn Ami he s Vyn allowed to a Ftp those the censors we also Ull de Boul certain details for the Boot. I Wiota Atout him my , Fuimo h 3s which absolutely furious about inc affair. My father s Secretary chauffeur and his adjutant suffered considerably. They were imprisoned and the chauffeur was lout years in a concentration Camp and the and u an was sent to the russian front Martin so Mann chief of the party chancellors tried to put some on my Mother Hul she informed Hitler through Eva Braun about it Anil thai slopped right away my Mother Ihen rec Ned. Rorri Bormann and Ihn third Reich the pension of an of Lacer who was musing in action i Don i remember which tank " Hess said he fuel Mel his Taxhet As an a Iuit was also published in England. He s allowed to watch television but he runs pro choose the programs he wants to see so thai they May be approved. He May not Walch news broadcast because they might contain something to is not allowed to Hess called the notion Hal inc Man in Spandau is no his father but a double Uller nonsense that legend was snarled by a Book Walleri by Hugh Thomas called the murder of Rudolf Hess which was published m 1979 Thomas claims Tho Man in Spandau doas not have the physical scars from a wound Rudolf Hess received during world War i a build through the lungs i believe my lather was informed of this irom officials and there is a letter from him which says he can see the scar on his Chest but does t have a Mirror to Sec the one on his Back where the Bullet came Oul. My family considers Thomas explanation a particularly stupid bit of recently Hess discovered in Tho Al lie of inc family Home a to of letters from hts father to his family covering the period Between 1908 and 1933 the tellers Are now being edited by a publishing company in Darm Slot. Germany Lor publication so Monime in at april i to sink the Fellers Are important because they show the poll development of the son of a Well to do merchant family in Alexandria. Egypt. To Ihu it Silion he had in the party " Hess said his father belonged to ital generation of German wot id Wiir 1 veterans who Felt of Riany Tiad not been Defeated on Iho Bulli Clied bul by devious politics Al Home the so called dutch to Isle Wick Kyle in Ine Back legend "1 remember my Mother saying she Koukl Nover for gel that evening and How Collur hearing Hilf i speak to a Small by id of Loyal follovor5 Iri a Munich til or Hall m Tho Lale 1920my father came Home and Aid i believe i m isl met Tho nun who will Svi Ooi Nuny " asked it he mid Over Wii nod til Tud Inonu for Ither i Oslund at Rudolf Hoss. Of he dryer Huss Ilij i o. I t mainly because of his flight 1j a Lori in. A Here i1. tin m 2 Lof d pin i Nii in Ion i biis.m1. do proud of such a in inc i april 18, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 15
