Minute from William Warnock to Frederick H. Boland (Dublin)
(P. 21)

Assistant Secretary
I knew General Fromm, Head of the Army Reserve. I had a very long conversation with him in November last at a dinner given by the Secretary of State of the Foreign Office.

He is tall and built in proportion – the typical sort. He is regarded as being very modest and retiring, and he is certainly very pleasant to meet. He struck me as being exceptionally patient and broadminded. I did not get the impression that he is the kind of man who would get mixed up in a revolt.

Fromm has not been mentioned in any of Goebbels' communiqués. If he was actively involved, the conspiracy was more serious than I had thought. It is possible, however, that he was removed from office as a sort of scapegoat in view of the fact that he had not exercised sufficient supervision over General Olbricht¹ and others of the conspirators who were under his jurisdiction.