[Loosli Leonhardt Trial]

The file contains letters, copies of letters, notes, handwritten notes, telegrams and newspaper excerpts. The documents of the file refer to the complaint of Leonhardt against Loosli for slander refering to the expertise of Loosli in the Bern trial. The case is about the claim of Loosli that the Nationale Front in Switzerland is funded by Nazi Germany. Letter of Ruef to the court announcing that Leonhardt will press charges against Loosli. The defense of Loosli was eager to reveal the way of the funding from Erfurt via Leonhardt to the Front. Most documents are about the evidence of the money flow. Of crucial importance for the defense was a load of correspondance that was confiscated at Toedtli. Transcription of correspondance of Toedtli with the All Russian Fascists and other documents hint to treason of Toedtli. An evaluation of the confiscated letters at Toedtli states the financial dependence on the Weltdienst in Erfurt. Referring to the Loosli\Leonhardt case: Several court announcements. Collection of material about the financial transaction to the Front. Transcriptions of letters of von Roll, de Pottere and Schnell from 1934 and 1935 that reveal Leonhardt as the middle man for the money transactions. Transcript of an article of "Die Front" from 04.10.37 written by Schnell with the title "Rote Luegen" (Red Lies) referring to accusations of foreign funding of the Swiss Front. Letter of Joss, lawyer of Leonhardt, who took the mandate from Ruef, from 09.03.1938 to the court in Bern about two handovers. A statement under oath of Fleischhauer and a letter of the Weltdienst to Leonhardt. A letter of Lifschitz to Weisflog about the evidences of the foreign funding of the Front. Correspondence between Loosli and Lifschitz from 1935-1938. Among them a letter of Loosli from 1935 about the article Mottaismus that he wrote. Transcript of the article Mottaismus. On the back of one of the papers are handwritten notes. Letters of lawyer Schmuziger to Lifschitz. Schmutzinger was involved in the treason case against Toedtli and congratulates Lifshitz for collecting evidence about the funding of the Front. Unsigned expertise about the Loosli/Leonhardt case with handwritten amendments and additions. A list of correspondence supposedly the letters confiscated at Toedtli. A document outlining the use of the confiscated documents to prove the dependence of the Front from Erfurt. Correspondence between Lifshitz and Hockenjos from 1938 about documents about the Nationale Front. Several correspondence between Lifshitz and the court. Among others about documents and their purpose for the defense. One letter is about a false claim of Ruef that Loosli is funded by a lodge. Also in the file correspondence between Ruef and the court. Handwritten notes about the Leonhardt/Loosli case. Letters of Lifshitz to Hans von Wyl from 02.06.37 and from 08.11.37 about a testimony about the funding of the Front. Letter of the SIG to Lifshitz from 05.01.1938. Letter in French from the lawyers Hirzel and Guhl to Lifshitz from 29.01.38. Request of the lawyers Farbstein and Frank to Loosli for copies of the documents against the Front. Letters of different media outlets to Lifshitz concerning the Loosli/Leonhardt case and especially the documents against the Front in his possession. Answers of Lifshitz that indicate his intention to forward them via Loosli. Correspondence between Lifshitz and the General prosecutor about the leaking of the confiscated documents from Toedtli to the press. Handwritten letter in French from the Press department of the National Swiss Council signed by Bovet-Griesel from 22.02.38. Letter of lawyer Haissly to Bovet-Griesel in French from 14.02.38 about a copy of a letter that was sent to Toedtli. The letter is a key to the connections of Toedtli and mentions a Mr. Bony and Lifshitz asks to find out if a Mr. Bony has been in Bern on 22.09.35. Letter in French to Haissly about the letter that was sent to Toedtli. Transcript of a copy of a letter of a delegate of the All Russian Fascists from 1936. Correspondence between Lifshitz and his son and the Eidgenoessische Zeitung from 1936 about a defamation of Lifshitz in an article of the newspaper. Request of Lifshitz to get the editions of the Berner Tagwacht, that include the article series about the "Treason Front". Correspondance between Lifshitz and the Toggenburger Anzeiger. Letter to the Seelaender Boten about a requested clearance by Lifshitz. Letter of Lifshitz to Chedel from 1938 about the Leonhardt/Loosli case. Documents that reveal that there were investigations against Lifshitz for Bolshevik activities in 1918/19. Transcript of an Article from "Die Front" from December 1935 about revolutionist actions in Switzerland between 1915 and 1919. Letter of Lifshitz to Loosli from 14.12.38 suggesting an appeal. Letter of Loosli to Lifshitz from 16.12.38 declaring the resignation from an appeal. Excerpt of a letter of von Roll to Mayer revealing the financial dependence of the Front. One document refers to the evidence of a financial transaction from Fleischhauer to Toedtli via Leonhardt. Correspondence between Weil, an associate of Alfred Wiener and Lifshitz about a meeting in Paris 1937. Correspondence between Lifshitz and Erwin Haymann about copies. Letter of Lifshitz to Brunshvig and Matti about the Loosli/Leonhardt case. Part of a compaint of von Senger against Leonhardt refering to his dismissal from the Front. Letter of Lifshitz to Fink turning down his ofer for a testimony. Letter of Fink to Lifshitz responding to the exclusion of his testimony against the Front. Several documents refer to payments for services provided. Letter in French to the lawyers Farbstein and Frank about a payment demand of Lifshitz for the photocopies. Correspondence with photographer Robert about payments. Letters of Siegrist to Lifschitz offering a statement about the Volksbund under Leonhardt. Correspondence of Lifschitz with Hans Welser about pictures of Fleischhauer and Toedtli.