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Document 7a:
[P.M.O., BW 30/34, page 84] |
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COPY
J. A. Topf
& Sons |
Erfurt
12.2.43
Received 14 2 43 |
To the
Waffen-SS and Police
Central
Construction Management
Auschwitz
Subject:
Krematorien II and III POW camp |
Our section D IV
Prüfer
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We acknowledge receipt of your telegram of
10th instant, reading:
“For Krematorium III of the POW camp
with 5 three-muffle furnaces, the order already confirmed for the
complete mechanical installations, including 2 permanent corpse
lifts and one provisional corpse hoist to be delivered rapidly as
well as a practical installation for delivering coal and removing
ash is again confirmed. You are thus to supply and fit the complete
K III installation. We now trust that everything will be done to
ensure that the mechanical components are manufactured immediately
and dispatched to the site. It is essential that the complete
installation come into service by I0th April 1943. Letter follows.”
In this regard we would point out that the delivery of the 5
three-muffle furnaces, as agreed with our chief engineer Mr. Prüfer
will be made without fail on 20th March. Confirmation of the
contract concerning the 2 electric corpse lifts and the Demag goods
hoist will follow.
As regards the coal delivery and ash
removal installation, Mr. Prüfer. who will arrive there in the
afternoon of Monday, 15th of the this month, will bring you suitable
proposals and a quotation.
We also confirm receipt of your
cable of 11th instant, reading:
“Send immediately 450 blower
with 3.5 HP motor for C-cellar I and 7.5 HP motor for air extractor
blower 550 for C-cellar II not appearing on consignment note of
6.2.43, otherwise rhe installation cannot be put into service." and
would state on this subject: The No. 450 blower was dispatched on
8.11.42 and the No. 450 [error : it should he 550] (wooden blower)
on 25.1.43. For this latter blower the 7.5 HP motor was still
lacking and we have requested this in different ways -- by telephone
and telegraph -- from our supplier. We have therefore taken the
decision while awaiting delivery to send to you by express a I0 HP
motor with the same speed of rotation. This motor can then be
changed subsequently. We have taken this decision in order that the
bringing into service of the installation should not he compromised
by the lack of a motor. |
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Heil Hitler!
J. A. Topf
& Sons
two signatures |
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[handwritten]: Verified Janisch
Remark
on the original letter:
According to the fitter Messing, this
was not sent, but a blower No. 375. Signed Jährling,
14.2.43. |
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Distribution: 1 SS-Second Lieutenant Jarisch
1
SS-Second Lieutenant Kirschneck
1
Civilian employee
Jährling | |
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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique
and operation
of the gas chambers
Jean-Claude Pressac
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