THIRD DAY
Thursday, 22 November 1945
Morning Session
THE PRESIDENT: Before the Chief Prosecutor for
the United States proceeds to present the evidence on Count One, the
Tribunal wishes me to announce the decision on the application made
on behalf of the Defendant Julius Streicher by his counsel that his
condition should be examined. It has been examined by three medical
experts on behalf of the Tribunal and their report has been submitted
to and considered by the Tribunal; and it is as follows:
"1. The Defendant Julius
Streicher is sane.
"2. The Defendant Julius Streicher is fit to appear before
the Tribunal, and to present his defense.
"3. It being the unanimous conclusion of the examiners that
Julius Streicher is sane, he is for that reason capable of
understanding the nature and policy of his acts during the period of
time covered by the Indictment."
The Tribunal accepts the report of the medical
experts and the trial against Julius Streicher will, therefore,
proceed.
The other matter to which I have to refer is a motion on behalf
of counsel for Bormann, whom the Tribunal have decided to try in his
absence in pursuance of Article 12 of the Charter. Counsel for
Bormann has made a motion that the trial against him should be
postponed, but, in view of the fact that the provisions of the
Charter and the Tribunal's rules of procedure have been strictly
carried out in the notices which have been given, and the fact that
counsel for Bormann will have ample time before he is called upon to
present defense on his behalf, the motion is denied.
I will now call upon counsel for the United
States to present the evidence on Count One.
COL. STOREY: May it please the Tribunal, as the first order of
business concerning the evidence, it shall be my purpose to outline
the method of capturing, assembling, processing, and authenticating
documents to be presented in evidence by the United States. I shall
also describe and illustrate the plan of presenting documents and
briefs relating to the United States' case-in-chief.
As the United States Army advanced into German territory, there
were attached to each Army and subordinate organization specialized
military personnel whose duties were to capture and