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States Chief of Counsel and the
British War Crimes Executive have acted jointly in locating, seizing
and processing such documents. "10.Substantially the same system
of acquiring documentary evidence was utilized by the British Army
and the British War Crimes Executive as above set forth with respect
to the United States Army and the Office of the United States Chief
of Counsel. "11. Therefore, I certify in my official capacity as
hereinabove stated, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the
documents captured in the British Zone of Operations and Occupation,
which will be offered in evidence by the United States Chief of
Counsel, have been authenticated, translated, and processed in
substantially the same manner as hereinabove set forth with respect
to the operations of the United States Chief of Counsel. "12.
Finally, I certify that all documentary evidence offered by the
United States Chief of Counsel, including those documents from
British Army sources, are in the same condition as captured by the
United States and British Armies; that they have been translated by
competent and qualified translators; that all photostatic copies are
true and correct copies of the originals and that they have been
correctly filed, numbered, and processed as above outlined."
Signed by: "William H. Coogan, Major, QMC, 0-455814."
After the documents selected by the screening
process outlined reached our office, they were again examined,
re-screened, and translated by expert U.S. Army personnel, as
outlined by Major Coogan.
Finally, more than 2,500 documents were selected and filed here
in this Court House. At least several hundred will be offered in
evidence. They have been photographed, translated into English,
filed, indexed, and processed. The same general procedure was
followed by the British War Crimes Executive with regard to documents
captured by the British Army, and there has been complete integration
and cooperation of activities with the British in that regard.
In order to present our case and to assist the Tribunal, we have
prepared written briefs on each phase of our case which cite he
documents by appropriate numbers. Legal propositions of he United
State; will also be presented in such briefs. The briefs and
documents will cover each allegation of the Indictment which is the
United States responsibility I hold in my hand one of the trial
briefs entitled "Reshaping of Education, Training of
Youth,"