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applications made by the defendants for the
production of witnesses and documents raised serious problems in some
instances, on account of the unsettled state of the Country. It was
also necessary to limit the number of witnesses to be called, in
order to have an expeditious hearing, in accordance with Article 18
(c) of the Charter. The Tribunal, after examination, granted all
those applications which in its opinion were relevant to the defense
of any defendant or named group or organization, and were not
cumulative. Facilities were provided for obtaining those witnesses
and documents granted through the office of the General Secretary
established by the Tribunal.
Much of the evidence presented to the Tribunal on behalf of the Prosecution was documentary evidence, captured by the Allied armies in German army headquarters, Government buildings, and elsewhere. Some of the documents were found in salt mines, buried in the ground, hidden behind false walls and in other places thought to be secure from discovery. The case, therefore, against the defendants rests in a large measure on documents of their own making. the authenticity of which has not been challenged except in one or two cases. The individual defendants are indicted under Article 6 of the Charter, which is as follows: "Article 6. The Tribunal established by the Agreement referred to in Article 1 hereof for the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis countries shall have the power to try and punish persons who, acting in the interests of the European Axis countries, whether as individuals or as members of organizations, committed any of the following crimes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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