Funk, Hjalmar Schacht, Gustav Krupp von
Bohlen und Halbach, Karl Dönitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von
Schirach, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Martin Bormann, Franz von
Papen, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Albert Speer, Constantin von Neurath,
and Hans Fritzsche.
"Copies of the Charter and of the Indictment
and of its accompanying documents will be served upon the defendants
in the German language immediately.
"Notices will also be served upon them in writing drawing
their attention to Articles 16 and 23 of the Charter which provide
that they may either conduct their own defense or be defended by any
counsel professionally qualified to conduct cases before the courts
of his own country or by any other person who may be specially
authorized thereto by the Tribunal; and a special clerk of the
Tribunal has been appointed to advise the defendants of their right
and to take instructions from them personally as to their choice of
counsel, and generally to see that their rights of defense are made
known to them.
"If any defendant who desires to be represented by counsel
is unable to secure the services of counsel the Tribunal will appoint
counsel to defend him.
"The Tribunal has formulated Rules of Procedure, shortly to
be published, relating to the production of witnesses and documents
in order to see that the defendants have a fair trial with full
opportunity to present their defense.
"The individual defendants in custody will be notified that
they must be ready for Trial within 30 days after the service of the
Indictment upon them. Promptly thereafter the Tribunal shall fix and
announce the date of the Trial in Nuremberg to take place not less
than 30 days after the service of the Indictment and the defendants
shall be advised of such date as soon as it is flxed.
"It must be understood that the Tribunal which is directed
by the Charter to secure an expeditious hearing of the issues raised
by the charges will not permit any delay either in the preparation of
the defense or of the Trial.
"Lord Justice Lawrence will preside at the Trial at
Nuremberg.
"Notice will also be given under Article 9 of the Charter
that the Prosecution intends to ask the Tribunal to declare that the
following organizations or groups of which the defendants or some of
them were members are criminal organizations, and any member of any
such group or organization will be entitled to apply to the Tribunal
for leave to be heard by the Tribunal upon the question of the
criminal character of such group or organization. These organizations
referred to are the following: