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Schmidt had put many obstacles in the way of the SS. Accordingly, Himmler demanded that
Schmidt's successor must be a "strict representative of the Greater Germanic line". Bormann who, since 1942, had pursued a policy of submissive cooperation between the party and the SS, had bowed to this claim with the appointment of Ritterbusch. At a meeting held in The Hague on 30 July 1943, shortly after Ritterbusch's appointment, he was informed by Seyss-Inquart that unconditional loyalty to the SS leadership was a requirement of his future work. The SS representative,
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