ide ▁attempt ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁H ess ▁began ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁comp lain ▁of ▁am nes ia . ▁This ▁sympt om ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁increasing ly ▁err atic ▁behaviour ▁may ▁have ▁in ▁part ▁been ▁a ▁r use , ▁because ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁declared ▁ment ally ▁ill , ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁rep atri ated ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions . ▁ ▁H ess ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Main diff ▁Court ▁Hospital ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁its ▁added ▁security ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁fewer ▁gu ards . ▁H ess ▁was ▁allowed ▁wal ks ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁and ▁car ▁tri ps ▁into ▁the ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁He ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁other ▁reading ▁materials ; ▁he ▁wrote ▁letters ▁and ▁journ als . ▁His ▁mental ▁health ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Dr ▁Re es . ▁H ess ▁continued ▁to ▁comp lain ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁of ▁memory ▁loss ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁suic ide ▁attempt ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁st ab bed ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁bread ▁kn ife . ▁The ▁w ound ▁was ▁not ▁serious , ▁requiring ▁two ▁st itch es . ▁Des pond ent ▁that ▁Germany ▁was ▁losing ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁took ▁no ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁week , ▁only ▁res uming ▁e ating ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁being