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created Polish force shall again be
broken at once. Constant war of attrition.
"New German frontier according to healthy principle.
Possibly a protectorate as a buffer. Military operations shall not be
influenced by these reflections. Complete destruction of Poland is
the military aim. To be fast is the main thing. Pursuit until
complete elimination.
"Conviction that the German Wehrmacht is up to the
requirements. The start shall be ordered, probably by Saturday
morning."
That ends the quotation. The Tribunal will
recall that in fact the start was actually postponed until September
1.
DR. OTTO STAMMER (Counsel for Defendant Göring): Mr.
President, may I make a short statement on the two documents which
have just been read. Both the documents which were read and also the
third which was not read but to which reference was made, are not
recognized by the Defense. I do not wish this objection to appear
unjustified; may I therefore give this explanation:
Both the documents which were read contain a number of factual
errors. They are not signed. Moreover, only one meeting took place,
and that is the cause for the inaccuracy of these documents. No one
present at that meeting was charged with taking down the events in
the meeting stenographically, and since there are no signatures, it
cannot be determined who wrote the documents and who is responsible
for their reliability. The third document which was not read is,
according to the photostatic copy in the Defense's document room,
simply typewritten. There is no indication of place or time of
execution.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we have got nothing to do with the third
document, because it has not been read.
DR. STAMMER: Mr. President, this document has nevertheless been
published in the press and was apparently given to the press by the
Prosecution. Consequently both the Defense and the defendants have a
lively interest in giving a short explanation of the facts concerning
these documents.
THE: PRESIDENT: The Tribunal is trying this case in accordance
with the evidence and not in accordance with what is in the press,
and the third document is not in evidence before us.
MR. ALDERMAN: May it please the Tribunal, I recognize that
counsel wonder how these two documents which I have just read are in
our hands. They come to us from an authentic source. They are German
documents. They were found in the OKW files. If they