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a vast organisation. There are,
therefore, many sources within the Krupp firm from which the
defending Advocate can obtain information which will enable him to
deal with the allegations contained in the American Answer. If the
Defendant Gustav Krupp is not retained in the list of defendants,
there will be no advocate so well qualified to deal with those
allegations on behalf of the other defendants, against whom they will
still be preferred. In the circumstances of this trial the kernel of
the case for the prosecution is that a number of conspirators have
agreed and worked together for the purpose of waging aggressive war
and causing untold misery to the World. The public interest, that the
defendant who is responsible for the preparation of armaments on the
one hand, and the utilisation on arms production, of prisoners of war
and forced labour, including detainees from Concentration Camps on
the other, is one of "the interests of justice" within
Article 12 of the Charter. vii) Finally, it is earnestly desired that
the wishes of the Tribunal as publicly announced at Berlin on the
18th October that the trial should open on the appointed day, namely,
20th November be realised and carried into execution. The British
Delegation is strongly opposed to any postponement.
/ s / HARTLEY SHAWCROSS
British Chief Prosecutor
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