However, after pleas from the Chief of Branch 1 of the Luftwaffe Operations Staff, Major Paul Deichmann, to Göring, an about face occurred in late 1937, when specifications were issued to develop an aircraft to deliver a five-ton bomb load to New York.
In late 1937, the Luftwaffe shifted its focus after pressure from Major Paul Deichmann, Chief of Branch 1 of the Luftwaffe Operations Staff, to develop an aircraft capable of delivering a five-ton bomb load to New York.