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In Budapest, in defiance of Roosevelt’s spring warning, the new regime was starting to wage war against the Jews of Hungary. The president was informed that Adolf Eichmann of the Reich Security Main Office, who was ardently helping to carry out the Final Solution, had presented an offer to trade a million Jews for trucks and other assets.
-- Michael Beschloss, “The Conquerors”
Although Roosevelt was tempted to accept the offer, Stalin objected forcefully to any secret negotiations between the Americans or the English with Hitler. Apparently, rather than negotiate with terrorists, it was decided to stick with the strategy of seeking to defeat them as soon as possible.
The best I can date this is early June 1944.
-- Michael Beschloss, “The Conquerors”
Although Roosevelt was tempted to accept the offer, Stalin objected forcefully to any secret negotiations between the Americans or the English with Hitler. Apparently, rather than negotiate with terrorists, it was decided to stick with the strategy of seeking to defeat them as soon as possible.
The best I can date this is early June 1944.
