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de Haas, among us, who are all deemed officers. De Haas used to work for Kiliani and he bitterly complains about him; he fell out with him and for ½ year communicated with him only in writing. Berlin eventually intervened and resolved their differences in de Haas’s favour. Here, too, Kiliani is said to have associated almost exclusively with the English,
and to have totally failed when war broke out. It is deplorable that most of the German consuls were not up to their task at the most crucial moment of their careers. Anybody you ask about it will say that they were given neither advice nor assistance by the consuls. I can’t help but wonder why this is so! I always thought that the consuls figured they didn’t have to worry about the German expatriates; any small matter raised by Germany enjoyed more attention and assistance than a matter raised by an expatriate. I hope this will change for the better after the war.
Alfred Suhl is still stuck in L. Apparently,