1934 Letter Signed by Martin Bormann to Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler

The typed letter is approximately 8 inches by 11-1/4 inches. The letter is dated July 24, 1934, and it is on the letterhead of the Nazi Party in Munich and from the office of Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Fuhrer (with the letterhead bearing the printed Nazi Party eagle and the designation of “Der Stellvertreter des Fuhrers”, or “The Deputy of the Fuhrer”). At the time at which this letter was written Bormann was serving as Chief of Staff to Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess. The letter is addressed simply to the “Reichsfuhrer SS” in Berlin and it is marked as “Personal!” and “Confidential!”. The letter reads: “Lieber Himmler! Auf Ihr Schreiben vom 16.7.34, mit welchem Sie das Schreiben des. Pg. Hinkel ubersqandten, darf ich Ihnen folgendes mitteilen: Hinkel war vor einiger Zeit bei dem Stellvertreter des Fuhrers und schrieb ihm darauf einen Brief, welchen ich Ihnen ubersandte. Der Stellvertreter des Fuhrers hatte keinen Anlass, dem Pg. Hinkel die Ubermittlung seines Wunsches um Reaktivierung bei der SS abzuschlagen; im ubrigen ist aber der Stellvertreter des Fuhrers an der Frage, ob Sie den Pg. Hinkel in die SS aufnehmen oder nicht, uninteressiert, zumal zwischen dem Pg. Hinkel und dem Stellvertreter des Fuhrers irgendeine besondere Verbindung nicht besteht. Heil!” (“Dear Himmler! In response to your letter of 16.7.34 [July 16, 1934], in which you have rejected the letter of the. Pg. Hinkel [“Pg.” was for “Parteigenossen”, or “Party Comrade”], I may inform you of the following: Hinkel was with the Fuhrer’s Deputy [Rudolf Hess] some time ago and wrote him a letter, which I sent to you. The Fuhrer’s Deputy had no reason to refuse to convey from Pg. Hinkel his wish for reactivation with the SS; for the rest, however, the Fuhrer’s Deputy is not interested in the question of whether or not you will admit Pg. Hinkel into the SS, especially since there is no special connection between Pg. Hinkel and the Fuhrer’s Deputy. Heil!”). The letter is then boldly signed “Yours Bormann” in dark blue pencil. The bottom of the letter bears the receiving stamp of the office of the Reichsfuhrer SS. There is no mistaking the fact that the entire tone of the letter from Bormann to Himmler is somewhat curt and dismissive, and so it is a very interesting omen of their future relationship. The letter shows light fold lines as well as some spots and file folder holes in the margin, but it is complete, intact, and legible, with a clear and bold signature.