MR. HIGGINS: 390, Your Honor, 3-9-0. This document consists of an exchange of letters between the defendant Bobermin and the defendant Hohberg, Chief of Department W-II, which pleads for assignment of broad orders to his office, and defendant Hohberg replies: "I am extremely sorry that my reply has to be in the negative. All available auditors who have not already been conscripted into the army or sent to other places of duty, are car-marked for a special task to be carried out at Lublin under the direction of SS-Brigadefuehrer Globotenik and SS-Obersturmfuehrer Dr. Horn."
I would like to state that this auditing work referred to at Lublin is in direct connection with the work of administrative nature, which is there being carried out in regard to materials confiscated from the Jews through "Action Reinhardt." The previous documents concern those materials also, and as to the order of Frank these goods are described to be referred to as stolen goods, hoarded goods and goods received through thefts.
On Page 90 of the English Document Book I offer Number 056 as Prosecution Exhibit 473. This is Globocnik's letter of 4 November 1943 to the Reichs fuehrer SS, serving as a cover letter for his report on Action Reinhardt. In writing of the utilization of labor, he states that the enterprises have grown so large that well known industries have become interested. He than remarks; and I quote, page 90:
"In the meantime, I have turned over these labor camps to the SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl."
On Page 92 of the English Document Book I offer NO-060 as Prosecution Exhibit 474. This document contains an accounting of valuables received from Action Reinhardt, and it is stated that the materials have been transferred, or rather, forwarded to the WVHA for transmission to the Reichsbank, Ministry of Economy.
DR. GAWLIK: Your Honor, in our document book there is here a statement by Waldemar Hoven.
MR. HIGGINS: I am quite sure, Your Honor, that is a mistake in the number of the German document.
THE PRESIDENT: What number do you have on your document?
DR. GAWLIK: As Document NO-060 I have a statement of Dr. Waldemar Hoven.
THE PRESIDENT: It is a mistake in the numbering of the document?
MR. HIGGINS: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: Counsel, you will receive a copy of the proper document.
MR. HIGGINS: On Page 94 of the English Document Book I offer NO-061 as Prosecution Exhibit 475. This report consists of a further breakdown of the account contained in Document 060. It simply itemizes the material going to make up the figures as contained in the previous document.
On Page 98 of the English Document Book, I should like to offer NO 058 as Prosecution Exhibit 476. This is Himmler's reply to Globocnik's report of 4 November 1943, in which he confirms receipt of Globocnik's letter and thanks him for the matters sent. He states:
"I express to you my thanks and gratitude for the great and unique merits you have earned by the performance of operation Reinhardt for the benefit of the entire German nation."
Page 99 of the English Document Book. I offer Document L-18as Prosecution Exhibit 477. This document is a report submitted to the Higher SS and Police Leader East, Krueger, on 30 June 1943, by one Gruppenfuehrer Katzmann and consists of a report detailing the measures carried out in the solution of the Jewish question in Galicia.
DR. SEIDL: Your Honor, Document L-18 is not contained in our Document book. I would therefore appreciate it if the Prosecution could give us a document later on.
THE PRESIDENT: It will be admitted provisionally.
MR. HIGGINS: This document contains in great detail measures taken in the solution of the Jewish Problem, and on Page 107 is contained a reference to the Reinhardt staff, followed by an account of valuables and goods confiscated.
At. Page 119 of the English Document Book I offer Document NO-055 as Prosecution Exhibit 478.
DR. MUELLER-THORGOW (Counsel for defendant Georg Loerner):
Your Honor, I have to object to the admission of the Document NO 055. This is not, as is stated in the index, an affidavit by the defendant Georg Loerner. It is merely an examination, which was not sworn to.
MR. HIGGINS: He intend to introduce this document, not as an affidavit of Georg Loerner, because, as it appears from the text of the document, it is not properly executed. However, we would like to have it admitted as a statement made by the defendant Georg Loerner, to use solely against him as an admission made by him.
THE PRESIDENT: A statement by a defendant does not necessarily have to be sworn to. If it is a statement against his own interests, or an admission, or a confession, it is admissible without being under oath.
DR. MUELLER-THORGOW: Your Honor, as far as I can recall, such examination in similar cases so far were withdrawn by the Prosecution.
MR. HIGGINS: I didn't have the earphone on in sufficient time.
THE PRESIDENT: He says in other instances statements of this kind have been withdrawn by the Prosecution. I don't know why. Well the ruling of the Tribunal is that this is a statement by a defendant and admissible, even though it is not under oath. In fact, if it was merely a verbal conversation not reduced to writing, it would be admissible because it comes from a defendant.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Would that not be true in German Law, Counsel, that any statement made by one under accusation may be used for or against him? Is that not true in German law? I would think that is fundamental.
DR. MUELLER-THORGOW: Yes, in my opinion, it is the same in German Law. However, as far as I know, it has been handled differently in these Tribunals.
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think so. If so, it is time to correct the error.
We've only got a minute. Let's break at this point. Recess until 1:30.
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal is in recess until 1330 this afternoon.
(A recess was taken.)
AFTERNOON SESSION (The hearing reconvened at 1340 hours, 25 April, 1947).
THE MARSHAL: All persons in the courtroom please take your seats.
Tribunal No. II is again in session.
MR. ROBBINS: With reference to Judge Tom's question about Concentration Camp Wewelsburg that is referred to in the affidavit concerning the Defendant Klein, I have learned that is the same as Camp Niederhagen. That is Concentration Camp Wewelsburg.
THE PRESIDENT: Niederhagen. What is that document?
MR. ROBBINS: That is the last document in Book 17, NO-2169, Exhibit 456.
MR. HIGGINS: The last document introduced prior to the recess was NO-055 presented as Prosecution's Exhibit 478. That is the statement of Georg Loerner concerning various subjects, the first section dealing with the labor commitment of prisoners; No. 2, structure and tasks of Office Groupe D; No. 3, foreign purchases and provision of foreign currency.
The paragraph which is of most interest to us here in paragraph 4 on page 121 of the English document book which concerns the receipt by Loerner of clothing from Lublin. Also mentioned here is the receipt of precious metals and other items.
Writing of this matter, he states: "Once it was said that these were articles which came from fleeing Poles. Again it was said that they were articles from the ghettoes. A small group rumored secretly that the stuff emanated from dead convicts. This view, however, was rejected by us as quite impossible. By whom? Today I know that that information was based on the opinion of the majority. That a man should be capable of conceiving and ordering such monstrosities, I cannot comprehend yet today."
Page 123 of the English document book I would like to offer, NO-606 -- sorry, Your Honors. I notice that this particular document has been previously introduced; it is contained in Book V as Exhibit 151. It consists of correspondence between Himmler, Pohl and others, and deals with the distribution of clothing and utensils stored at Auschwitz and Lublin, to German nationals in the Reich. At page 124, Brandt, in writing to Pohl, states that the Reichsfuehrer SS Himmler has ordered distribution of the clothing of German nationals.
On page 123 a letter written by Brandt to Pohl supplements this past-mentioned letter, and sets out the type of clothing which is to make up the shipment. Subsequent documents are concerned with the question of just where this material is to be received -- that is, at which railroad station.
At page 128 of the English document book I offer Document NO-1257 as Prosecution Exhibit 478. I am sorry, Your Honors. Thank you, it is (Exhibit) 479. This document consists of correspondence between Himmler and the defendant Pohl, and concerns the utilization of stores and materials contained at Auschwitz and Lublin. In his letter of 15 January 1943, on page 131 of the document book, Himmler demands a more satisfactory utilization by the defendant Pohl of the materials stored in the Jewish warehouses.
Pohl replies that difficulties in transportation of these supplies to deserving agencies have slowed up the distribution. This letter is on page 128 of the English document book; appended to this correspondence is an accounting of textile materials delivered from Auschwitz and Lublin by the WVHA.
On page 133 of the English document book; once again I am sorry -this document NO-1015 has been previously introduced and is contained in document book 16, as Exhibit 451. It is a letter from the defendant Bobermin to the defendant Hohberg, dated 28 April 1943. Bobermin states that his office has taken over four new enterprises in the GovernmentGeneral, and he requests Hohberg to postpone until 1 August 1943 the repayment of loans extended to him through the Reinhardt Fund. He further requests the extension of additional credit for the operation of the industries under him.
On page 135 of the English document book, I offer NO-2003, as prosecution Exhibit No. 480. This is the defendant Frank's letter of 1 May 1943 informing Himmler of the manner of disposition of property obtained from the Jews.
THE PRESIDENT: Is this the defendant Frank?
MR. HIGGINS: Yes, Your Honor.
Document NO-1031 has previously been presented and is contained in Book 16. I am sorry that at the present time I do not have the exhibit number, but I shall provide it to the Tribunal as soon as I can find it.
This is Mummenthey's -- the defendant Mummenthey -- letter to Pohl, dated 28 June 1943, in which he suggests -
JUDGE MUSMANNO: What page is that?
MR. HIGGINS: This is page 138, Your Honor. 1031.
THE PRESIDENT: And that exhibit number is 437. This is Exhibit 437.
MR. HIGGINS: This document, Your Honor, NO-1031, is contained in Book 16 -- it is page 37. Thank you, Your Honor.
In this letter to Pohl, Mummenthey suggests that DEST take over the stone works at Roemhild and operate it with labor furnished by the Gestapo.
Reference is made by Mummenthey in this letter to the Treblinka Gravel Works which uses labor furnished by the Higher SS and Police Leader at Warsaw.
On page 141 of the English Document Book, I offer NO-554. This document is contained, I notice here, in Book 17. I do not have the exhibit number for that. It is Exhibit 447, Your Honors.
This is an exchange of correspondence between the DWB and the Economic Enterprises of the WVHA concerning the repayment of loans to the creditors of these companies with funds advanced by Frank, the defendant Frank, from the Reinhardt Fund. Document NO-1569 has been previously presented and is contained in Document Book 14, and is Exhibit 391. It is Hohberg's -- the defendant Hohberg -- memorandum dated on 3 August 1943, setting out the unfinished jobs of Staff W which should be completed. Among the unfinished business mentioned is the details of the loan to the DWB from the Reinhardt Fund. Defendant Hohberg states that this loan agreement should be put in writing.
At page 175 of the English document book, I offer NO-725, as Prosecution Exhibit 481, being the defendant Pohl's letter of 9 December 1943 to authorities concerned with the handling of currency realized through action Reinhardt. Defendant Pohl directs that receipts and expenditures are to be treated according to the rules of the Reich Auditing Code, and the Reich Budget Ordinance, Expenditures are only authorized insofar as they are basically connected with the execution of the action. All amounts over expenditures are to be handed over to the competent SS Economic Office to be transferred to the WVHA, and presented for auditing to Section A-4 of the WVHA.
I have been given copies of document 3363 which were not available at the time I began the presentation of the documents in this book. I should like to pass these English copies to the Tribunal.
(Documents passed to members of Tribunal.)
MR. HIGGINS: The number 458 has been reserved for this document. It is the second document listed on the index sheet. It is Heydrich's teletype to the SS troops in the East dated 21 September 1939 informing addresses of measures to be taken in the solution of the Jewish problem. Jews are to be concentrated in large cities possessing good railroad facilities. The further reason for the concentration of Jews is there were better partisan leaders and leaders. Heydrich, in concluding, states that German Industry and the Army must not suffer as a result of this evacuation, it may be necessary, it is stated, to leave some people in key positions until replacements are found. I would like to make at this time the presentation of document contained in Book 19, which is Part D, the subject of the extermination of Jews. The first document in this book, NO-1270 has been previously presented and is contained in Book 3 as Exhibit No. 61. It is the memorandum -
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Which document are you speaking of now.
MR. HIGGINS:NO-1270, Your Honor.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: You say that was previously introduced?
MR. HIGGINS: Yes, sir.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Under what number?
MR. HIGGINS: Book 3, Exhibit 61. It is a memorandum on a conference held February 1943 attended by Defendants Pohl, Georg Loerner, Volk and Hohberg, together with Obersturmbannfuehrer Dr. Horn. It stated the object of the conference was to arrive at basic regulations for the newly formed Osti. On page 7 of the English Document Book, I offer NO-1265 as Prosecution Exhibit 482. Dr. Horn writes to the Defendant Hohberg on 26 February 1943 that the financing of Osti is solved. Globecnik confirms this fact. It is stated that the original capital of 25,000 RM's is sufficient for Osti. This amount has been placed at its disposal. The defendants Volk, Georg Loerner and Pohl are mentioned in this letter as being informed in the establishment of this company. The works which are to be turned over by Osti are listed and in addition Horn states that a number of small Ghetto plants are incorporated in the Lublin works of the DAW.
The Osti will work side by side with these works.
Document NO-2182 has previously been presented and is contained in Book 18 as Exhibit 471. It is the personal record of Horn of an aim to be economic administrator at Cracow.
On page 12 of the English Document Book, I offer NO-1266 as Prosecution Exhibit 483. Defendant Hohberg in this document writes of the Reinhardt fund. As of 26 June 1943 he states that the money making up this fund will be placed at the disposal of the Reich upon order of Osti. Hohberg states that the defendant Frank was not responsible for the transfer of a part of the fund to German industrial firms.
On page 13, of the English Document Book, I offer NO-1269 as Prosecution Exhibit 434. Horn in his letter of 17 August 1943 states that Frank has approved a credit request to be supplied Osti from the Reinhardt fund. It is requested that this 2,500,000 RM's credit be withdrawn and be released by 5,000,000 Zloti's credit. It is stated that the matter was thoroughly discussed with the Defendant Frank.
Defendant Pohl, in referring to this matter of 31 August 1943 requests that the wishes of Hohn be fulfilled and this credit made available to Osti. On page 16 of the Document Book is contained Document NO-599. This document, however, has been previously presented and is contained in Document Book 3. I am sorry that the number -- I do not have the exhibit number on this document but I shall locate it.
THE PRESIDENT: Just a moment we will get the exhibit number.
JUDGE MUSMANNO:NO-599.
JUDGE SPEIGHT: Exhibit 63.
MR. HIGGINS: Thank you very much. This memorandum of September 1943 concerns the discussion held among Defendant Pohl and Loerner Horn, Globocnik and other concerning the taking over of the labor camp in the Lublin district by the WVHA.
It is stated that the inmates of these camps will become concentration camp prisoners. Work shops which are to be erected by Osti will have these prisoners assigned to them. Wages are to be paid to the Exchequer of the Reich. All camps in the Government General are to be taken over by the Reich. All camps in the Government General are to be taken over by the WVHA and are to be subordinated to Amtsgruppe D - of the WVHA. This memorandum is signed by the Defendant Pohl.
On page 18 of the English Document Book I offer NO-3034. as Prosecution Exhibit 484.
THE PRESIDENT: 5.
MR. HIGGINS: I am sorry. Thank you. 485. This is a Himmler letter of 22 September 1943 -
THE PRESIDENT: You said "Hitler". You mean "Himmler".
MR. HIGGINS: This is a letter of Himmler to Pohl and Globocnik ordering Globocnik to balance the account of Reinhardt 1 and to turn it over to Pohl. Himmler states on page 18, "I order herewith that SS-Gruppenfuehrer Globocnik is to take ever the settlement of the account "Reinhard 1" up to 31 Dec, 1943, after which date he is to hand it over to SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl or the latter's deputy whose name will yet have to be submitted to me.
"On the whole, an effort should be made to balance the account "Reinhard 1" until then, and to use and transfer the results, so that, after 1 January 1944, only the newly accrued values will have to be accounted for."
JUDGE MUSMANNO: I see this is referred to as "Reinhardt 1". Can you distinguish that from Reinhardt 2, 3?
MR. HIGGINS: I have not as yet come across any distinction other than Reinhardt Fund and Rein hardt 1 Fund.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Does the Reinhardt Action refer specifically to the taking over of all property, personal property, from the Jews? Is that how you would define the Reinhardt Action?
MR. HIGGINS: Well, Your Honor, I believe it comprehends something a little more then just that. So far as I understand it, it not only comprehends the taking over of the personal property or personal effects of the exterminated Jewish masses and those people in the Government General, but it also was the exploitation of the labor of those individuals in factories and plants established by Globocnik and later taken over by the WVHA.
In other words, it is the utilization of the property of these people, as well as the labor, so long as they live.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: As distinguished from the actual execution of the Jews?
MR. HIGGINS: That is right, yes.
On page 20 of the English document book I offer NO-064 as Prosecution Exhibit 486. In compliance with the order by Himmler previously mentioned, Globocnik forwards the requested report. This document serves as the cover letter for it. Globocnik notes that a copy of his letter has been sent to the defendant Pohl.
As stated by Globocnik, the settlement contains two parts. It is broken down into the Economic Section of Operation Reinhardt, and the Economic Group's Settlement, "for the economic management of which I was also responsible and which is now transferred to civilian management."
On page 22 I offer Document NO-057 as Prosecution Exhibit 487. In this part of Globocnik's report on the winding up of the Economic Section of Action Reinhardt the action is broken down into four branches: (a) is the deportation; (b) is the utilization of manpower; (c) is the utiliza tion of property, and (d) the recovery of hidden values in real estate.
In his report he states the manner in which each of these phases was accomplished.
On page 27 of the English document book I offer NO-059 as Prosecution Exhibit 488.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Do you know, Mr. Higgins, whether this Reinhardt Action came about as a result of the assassination of Heydrich, Reinhardt Heydrich?
MR. HIGGINS: I doubt, Your Honor, that it came about or resulted from the assassination of Heydrich. However, there is some assumption that the action was given his name out of respect for him but I doubt that there was a direct correlation between the two events. I believe it was just realized that a solution of the Jewish problem should he made. In fact, plans were under way during his life and it was partly effected while he lived. After his death it was continued to be carried out, that is, so far as the exploitation of the property and the manpower and the real estate of the Jews were concerned. So I believe, at the most, the action simply carries his name. I don't believe that there is a direct connection, cause, and effect.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Of course, it is his name.
MR. HIGGINS: Yes, I believe so, yes.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: You don't know the date that this was actually formulated - the program?
MR. HIGGINS: It is very difficult to find any documentary evidence as to just when the Action Reinhardt was actually commenced as Action Reinhardt. We have dates, however, of the winding up of the action and the turning of it over to the defendant Pohl. Just at what particular point of time it began, I don't have that evidence here.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Very well.
MR. HIGGINS:NO-059 is Prosecution Exhibit 488 and is found on page 27 of the English document book. It is a report on the administrative development of Action Reinhardt and discloses, among other things, the very important part played by the WVHA in the administration of the property seized.
Globocnik states that the WVHA was entrusted with the settlement as over against the Reich office. Globocnik lists the valuables accounted for, outlining the manner of disposition of each.
On page 31 of the English document book I would like to present Document NO-062 as Prosecution Exhibit 489. This is an itemized account of the properties received through Action Reinhardt.
On page 35 of the English document book I offer Document NO-063 --I have been informed that this document has already been offered. However, I was not aware of the fact; I don't know just where it is contained at this time.
MR. ROBBINS: It is Exhibit 450 in Book 17.
MR. HIGGINS: In any event, it is the final report on the winding up of Action Reinhardt. It consists of a list of orders on hand in the various SS plants. It sets out the production capacity of each of these works and deals with the financial conditions of each in most cases.
Document NO-519 in page 41 of the English document book is correspondence concerning the taking over of the Jewish plants in the Ghetto at Litzmannstadt by Osti.
JUDGE PHILLIPS: Did you give that an exhibit number?
MR. HIGGINS: Excuse me, Your Honor, I have it. It is Exhibit 490.
The first letter comprisong this lengthy series is Horn's report to the defendant Pohl on the practicability of the Osti industry taking over the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Horn is of the opinion that it would be uneconomical for Osti to take over these plants. A copy of his prospectus was forwarded to the defendant Baier and the defendant Volk. This report sets out in great detail the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not the Ghetto plants could be brought to be profitable and therefore to be taken over by the WVHA.
Pages 54, 55, 56, and 57 of the English document book contain a report of a conference held by the defendants Volk and Baier and others, together with the Reich Governor, on this matter.
Page 58 of the English document book contains a letter from Pohl to the Reichsfuehrer SS requesting him to inform one Greiser of the decision made or to be made to have this Ghetto taken over by the WVHA. Pohl is subsequently informed that the Ghetto will not be transferred to the concentration camps but instead a special action will be carried out within the Ghetto and all those Jews not essential to the armament production will be eliminated.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: What about all these intervening pages that you leap over here?
MR. HIGGINS: In respect to which document, Your Honor?
JUDGE MUSMANNO: You were on page fifty something; now you have leaped to 64. There are various letters in between. Do they refer to the same transaction?
MR. HIGGINS: That is in connection with Document NO-519: The bulk of that report concerns itself with an analysis of the situation existing in the Ghetto at Litzmannstodt. The writer of the letter goes about analyzing the situation in order to determine just how productive this Ghetto would be to the WVHA, and after a great deal of analysis it is concluded that the Ghetto will not prove profitable; and subsequently a decision from Himmler is made to eliminate the Ghetto, to exterminate all those with the exception of the Jews employed in the armament production.
That is what takes up so very much space and I don't believe it is important enough to warrant a great deal of time on it.
On page 64 of the English Document Book I offer NO-1271 as Prosecution's Exhibit No. 491. It is a very long document consisting of a rough auditing of the books of Osti by Johannes Fischer through the direction of the defendant Mummenthey. The order for auditing these books was given following the decision to liquidate Osti. The report treats at great length the development of the company, setting out the aims and the purposes for which it was created, and lists the tasks which were designated to be taken over by Osti. These tasks as listed on page 67 were:
"1. Utilization of the working capacity of the Jews by erecting industrial plants in the Government General in connection with the Jewish Labor Camps.
2. Taking over commercial enterprises which had been maintained by the agencies of the SS and Police Leaders in the Government General.
3. Taking possession of moveable, formerly Jewish, property especially machines and raw materials. The machines were to be installed in the Osti plants, and the raw materials to be used there.
4. Utilization of machines, tools and merchandise, formerly Jewish property, which had been transferred in the meantime to non-Jewish ownership."
Page 68 of the Document Book sets up the reason for liquidation of Osti. "The main tasks of Osti consisted definitely in the utilization of Jewish manpower for the interest of the Reich. When in November 1943 Osti was deprived of these workers, the basis of its activity was taken from it, and liquidation remained the only possible way. This liquidation actually began in November '43 after the withdrawal of the workers, as it was impossible to staff the enterprises with civilian workers. As I was informed in the meantime, the liquidation-decision of Osti is to be cancelled, and the glass-works at Wolomin, a plant which did not employ Jewish workers, is now to remain as the only enterprise of Osti.
This does not alter the fact that the other factories of Osti will be wound up."
The following basis of this report consist of an analysis of each of the plants then going, and closing up of Osti. The capacity for production is discussed and in many instances the financial conditions of the companies involved are set out.
On page 89 of the English Document Book - excuse me, I might note at this time that the defendant Kruse - or the witness Kruse identified this report as having been typed or written up by him.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: This does not have any designation at all, does it. Merely referred to as a document. What is it?
MR. HIGGINS: Your Honor, are you referring to NO-2186?
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Yes.
MR. HIGGINS: As to the last remark I just made, I failed to mention the fact that my remark applied to the document in the last analysis to NO-1271, a very lengthy report which I just completed.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: But I thought that you were talking about the other one.
MR. HIGGINS: I am sorry.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Are you giving 2186 as exhibit number?
MR. HIGGINS: Yes, I am, Your Honor.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: You are returning to that now.
MR. HIGGINS:NO-2186 at Page 89 is Exhibit No. 492.
DR. HEIN: Dr. Hein for the defendant Hohberg. I object to the admission of this document which has been offered as Exhibit No. 492. This document quite obviously is part of a larger document unlike the one shown in the index. It does not show that this document is a report by the DAW.
The receiver and the sender as indicated by this document has not been signed there; for its admission here when in this condition it objected to, as this document has not been signed by anybody at all.
MR. HIGGINS: Your Honor, I request the retention of the exhibit number for that document until I look into it and see if we can not acquire the complete report.
THE PRESIDENT: It will not be admitted at this time.
MR. HIGGINS: On page 90 of the English Document Book I offer Document 1906 as Prosecution's Exhibit No. 493. This document contains the minutes of a company meeting of the industry on 1 March 1944, which was attended by the defendants Pohl and Georg Loerner, and provided for the liquidation of Osti. It is to be noted that on liquidation of Osti, the books and all records of this company are to be turned over to the DWB.
On page 97 of the English Document Book I offer NO-1268, as Prosecution's Exhibit No. 494. This is Horn's letter to the defendant Baier, dealing with the liquidation of a business conducted in Holland by Osti.
On page 99 of the English Document Book I offer NO-1262as Prosecution Exhibit No. 495. This letter from Horn to the defendant Baier, dated 4 June 1944, requesting the liquidation of Osti is temporarily cancelled, and that the East industries be continued as representative of the glassworks at Wolomin.
On page 100 of the English Document Book I offer NO-726 as Prosecution's Exhibit No. 496. This letter originated with the defendant Vogt, as chief of auditors on 15 March 1944, and addressed to the SS Economic Administrator, which directs the submission of reports by them on the seizure of Jewish property.
In this respect it is directed that reports be submitted to the chief auditor.
On page 103, Document NO-2074, contained in Book Number 4, as Exhibit 110.
JUDGE MUSMANNO: Was this not introduced before?
MR. HIGGINS: Yes, it was, Your Honor.
JUDGE MUSSMANNO: Oh, I'm sorry.
MR. HIGGINS: This is the Reich Minister for Occupied Eastern Territories' letter to the Reichsfuehrer-SS and the WVHA, stating that all income from the employment of Jewish labor in the occupied territories is the property of the Reich Minister for Occupied Eastern Territories.
On page 107 of the English document book I offer NO-2130 as Prosecution Exhibit 497. This is Pohl's order abolishing the office of SS Economic Administrator for the Ostland and Russia as of 19 January 1945.
Mr. Mc Haney will continue with the presentation of Book Number 20.
MR. MC HANEY: May it please the Tribunal, I wonder if we might have the afternoon recess at this time and I could get along a little faster after the recess.
THE PRESIDENT: You took the words right out of my mouth.
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal is in recess for fifteen minutes.
(A recess was taken.)