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close of the day, Sir. They have been added to that book and, as
yet, have not been completed in their process of reproduction.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Have they been translated?
MAJOR WALLIS: Yes, Sir, they have been translated, and the
translations are in the process of being reproduced.
THE PRESIDENT: Are the documents in their original form in
German?
MAJOR WALLIS: Yes, I believe they are, Sir.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
MAJOR WALLIS: I would now like to direct the Court's attention to
the militarization of Nazi-dominated organizations during this
pre-war period and for that purpose I offer United States Exhibit
Number J. which consists of a document book with English
translations, and I present to the Court also a brief which
accompanies this portion of the case.
Throughout this pre-war period, and while the Nazi conspirators
were achieving and consolidating their totalitarian control of
Germany, they did not lose sight of their main objective-aggressive
war. Accordingly, they placed a considerable number of their
dominated organizations on a progressively militarized footing, with
a view to the rapid transformation of these organizations whenever
necessary, as instruments of war. These organizations were the SS,
the SA, the Hitler Jugend, the NSKK (or National Socialist Motor
Corps), the NSFK (which is the National Socialist Aviation Corps),
the RAD (which is the Reich Labor Service), and the OT (which is the
Todt Organization).
The manner in which the militarization was accomplished is
detailed in part in the documents, which have been presented to the
Court and will be detailed further when the particular organizations
are taken up and discussed and their criminality established at
subsequent stages in the case. At this time, I would like to call the
Court's attention to a chart, and while the chart is physically being
placed on the board, I would offer United States Exhibit Number 22,
which is Document 2833-PS and is a reproduction of Page 15 of the
book entitled, History of the Nazi Party. You will note that
on the left lower corner of the chart placed on the board, there are
some papers attached. The top paper is an affidavit which reads as
follows: "I certify that the above enlargement is a true and
correct copy prepared under my direct supervision, of Document Number
2833-PS, Page 15 of the book entitled History of the
Party," and you will note that underneath is a second paper
and this affidavit states it is a correct photographic copy, which
appears in the left-hand corner of the panel. This affidavit is
signed by David Zablodowsky, sworn to and subscribed the 23rd day of
November