Himmler granted labor concessions solely to preserve total control over Jews

Evidence

This allowed Himmler to parry pragmatic arguments based on the necessities of the war economy while insuring his ultimate control over the fate of all Jews. For in the end, the sanctuary of the labor camps and work ghettos was only temporary. As Himmler said, “There too the Jews shall likewise one day disappear in accordance with the wish of the Führer.” (p. 136) Other populations might be occupied and exploited, but the Nazis believed that Jews were too dangerous to domesticate. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 844

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• SHARE: Narrow but vivid: Himmler treating industrial complaints as ‘pure pretense’ while conceding only SS-controlled labor camps. Good for someone working on wartime labor economics.