# Claim 841

A BILD-Zeitung editorial said that no matter how many phone calls Defense Minister Strauss made to Spain, he could not have anyone incarcerated without a court-ordered arrest warrant, pointing to his role in arranging Ahlers's arrest.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: A BILD-Zeitung editorial said that no matter how many phone calls Defense Minister Strauss made to Spain, he could not have anyone incarcerated without a court-ordered arrest warrant, pointing to his role in arranging Ahlers's arrest.
- Field: scope_of_action
- Value: Strauss's phone calls to Spain
- About: [incident 1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests)
- Source: The Spiegel Affair and the Strengths and Weaknesses of German Democracy (November 12, 1962). https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/the-spiegel-affair-and-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-german-democracy-november-12-1962
- Publisher: German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1962-11-12

## Quotation from the source

> No matter how many phone calls Mr. Strauss makes to Spain, even he can’t incarcerate anyone without a court-ordered arrest warrant.

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