23 Nov. 45
THE PRESIDENT: That is the document you have already referred to,
isn't it?
MR. DODD: Yes, it has been referred to
heretofore, I believe. . Some of these documents contain references
to more than one part of the presentation, and I have to refer to
them at different times in the presentation...
THE PRESIDENT: All right. Go on, if you want to refer to it.
MR. DODD: The sixth paragraph on the first page:
"Existing reserves will have to be
touched for the purpose of carrying us over this difficulty until the
goal ordered by the Führer has been reached, and then in case of
war, they are not a reliable backing in any case."
And on the second page, the eighth paragraph down:
"If war should break out tomorrow,
we would be forced to take measures from which we might possibly
still shy away at the present moment. They are therefore to be
taken."
With reference to the assertion that the
Defendant Schacht was advised that Hitler had ordered that all
formations of the Air Force be ready by April 1, 1937, I respectfully
refer to Document 1301PS, dated 31 August 1936. I am advised that
that document should bear an additional number. It should read
1301-PS-7. On the first page, if Your Honor pleases, the third
paragraph, or the paragraph marked "3" and after the words
"air force" . . . states that according to an order of the
Führer, the setting up of all Air Force units had to be
completed on April 1, 1937. and if Your Honors will turn the page to
Page 20, about midway in the page, you will observe that a copy of
this document was sent to the president of the Reichsbank, Dr.
Schacht.
After their successes in Austria and in the Sudetenland, the Nazi
conspirators redoubled their efforts to equip themselves for a war of
aggression, and in a conference on October 14, 1938, shortly before
the Nazi conspirators made their first demands on Poland, the
Defendant Göring stated that the Führer had instructed him
to carry out a gigantic program, by comparison with which the
performances thus far were insignificant. This faced difficulties
which he would overcome with the greatest energy and ruthlessness.
And that statement may be found in the Document 1301-PS, on Page 25
of that document, and particularly the second sentence of the opening
paragraph:
"Everybody knows from the press what
the world situation looks like, and therefore the Führer has
issued an order to him to carry out a gigantic program compared to
which previous achievements are insignificant. There are difficulties