▁keep ▁the ▁re el ▁after ▁prom ising ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁se aled ▁container . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁K ust aa ▁Vil k una , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁cens ors ' ▁office , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁returned ▁to ▁Y LE . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁recording ▁of ▁Hitler ▁convers ing . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁un subst anti ated ▁story ▁that ▁while ▁convers ing ▁with ▁Hitler , ▁M anner heim ▁lit ▁a ▁cig ar . ▁M anner heim ▁expected ▁that ▁Hitler ▁would ▁ask ▁Finland ▁for ▁more ▁help ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁which ▁M anner heim ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁give . ▁When ▁M anner heim ▁lit ▁up , ▁all ▁in ▁attend ance ▁g asp ed , ▁for ▁Hitler ' s ▁a version ▁to ▁sm oking ▁was ▁well ▁known . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Hitler ▁continued ▁the ▁conversation ▁calm ly , ▁with ▁no ▁comment . ▁By ▁this ▁test , ▁M anner heim ▁could ▁judge ▁if ▁Hitler ▁was ▁speaking ▁from ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁strength ▁or ▁weak ness . ▁He ▁refused ▁Hitler , ▁knowing ▁that ▁Hitler ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁weak ▁position , ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁dict ate ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁M anner heim ▁returned ▁the ▁visit , ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Hitler ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁East ▁Pr uss ia . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁presiden cy ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Baron ▁Gust af ▁M anner heim