ABSTRACT
In mid-1982, the German Federal Archives at Coblenz contacted Bundeskriminalamt with a request to test the authenticity of several historically very important documents. These documents, allegedly written by Hitler, had been offered to “Stern”, a West German weekly magazine, who were principally interested in buying them. The Federal Archives were told by the “Stern” that, after a journalistic campaign, the documents could be provided to them for free, if they established expert opinion that would leave no doubt about the authenticity of the Hitler documents. An initial close examination revealed that all the paper materials viewed in daylight showed a markedly lesser white effect than it is found in common writing paper today. Under UV light, all the paper samples disclosed fluorescence typical of white dyes but which was remarkedly different. The examination results all tied in with the statements made by the forger, who was later identified as Konrad Kujau.
