The detailed preparations for the strike probably began in February; that is when Himmler started negotiating with Göring for the Gestapo. About this time or early March the SA leadership noticed a decided change in the attitude of the SS leadership: an internal SA report of 22 March noted relations with the ‘entire SS leadership significantly improved’. It added that complaints about SS arrogance were now limited to lower positions.[57] Röhm was conferring normally with Hitler.
