cantoresq:
“Eichmann was about to be executed. The only think he could do was try to shape his legacy.”
Just a note, that Eichmann interview was done in 1958 with a German publication prior to his capture. (Life republished it after his capture.) So he was NOT about to be executed. And what he said, fit in to what Vrba said, Rav Weissmandl, Judge Halevi, Hecht, and many others. (And as was pointed out, Eichmann was in the thick of things with Kastner, and privy to everything.)
Also, it is worthwhile pointing out, prior to your upcoming rereading of Perfidy, that Hecht was a spectator in Halevi’s courtroom. (This will explain his knowledge of the interactions occurring in the court.)