Text: English     International Military Tribunal "Blue Series," Vol. 3, p. 65
		3 Dec. 45 "Air Force's time of attack depends on weather conditions. These could change the time of attack and also limit the area of operations. The weather of the last few days, for instance, would have delayed the start until between 0800 and 1100 due to low ceiling in Bavaria." Then I'll skip to the last two paragraphs on Page 91: "Thus it is proposed: "Attack by the Army — independent of the attack by the Air Force — at the time desired by the Army (0615), and permission for limited operations to take place before then; however, only to an extent that will not alarm the entire Czech front. The Luftwaffe will attack at a time most suitable to them." The initial at the end of that order is "J" meaning, I think clearly, Jodl. On the same date, 27 September, the Defendant Keitel sent a most-secret memorandum to the Defendant Hess, and the Reichsführer SS, Himmler, for the guidance of Nazi Party officials. This memorandum is Item 32 in the Schmundt files at Page 56 of the English translation. I read the first four paragraphs of this message. "As a result of the political situation the Führer and Chancellor has ordered mobilization measures for the Armed Forces, without the political situation being aggravated by issuing the mobilization (X) order, or corresponding code words. "Within the framework of these mobilization measures it is necessary for the Armed Forces authorities to issue demands to the various Party authorities and their organizations, which are connected with the previous issuing of the mobilization order, the advance measures or special code names. "The special situation makes it necessary that these demands be met (even if the code word has not been previously issued) immediately and without being referred to higher authority. "OKW requests that subordinate offices be given immediate instructions to this effect, so that the mobilization of the Armed Forces can be carried out according to plan." Then I skip to the last paragraph: "The Supreme Command of the Armed Forces further requests that all measures not provided for in the plans which are undertaken by Party organizations or Police units, as a result of the political situation, be reported in every case and in plenty of time to the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces Only then can it be guaranteed that these measures can be carried out in practice. 65
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