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of
the demilitarized zone and the entry
into Austria, that France will not march
and therefore England will not
intervene."
And then skipping to the last paragraph on the
29th page:
"The directives
necessary for the prosecution of the war itself
will be issued by me from time to time." "K"—
initial of Keitel, and — "Z"-initial
of Zeitzler.
The second and third
parts of this directive contain general
directions for the deployment of troops and for
precautionary measures in view of the
possibility that during the execution of the
Fall Grün (or Case Green) France or England
might declare war on Germany. Six pages of
complicated schedules which follow this draft in
the original have not been translated into
English. These schedules, which constitute Item
15 in the Schmundt file, give a timetable of
specific measures for the preparation of the
Army, Navy, and Luftwaffe for the contemplated
action.
Corroboration for the documents
in the Schmundt file is found in General Jodl's
diary, our Document Number 1780-PS and United
States Exhibit Number 72, from which I quoted
portions during the Austrian presentation. I now
quote from three entries in this diary written
in the spring of 1938. Although the first entry
is not dated it appears to have been written
several months after the annexation of Austria,
and here I read under the heading on Page 3 of
the English translation:
"Later
undated entry:
"After
annexation of Austria the Führer
mentions that there is no hurry to solve
the Czech question, because Austria had
to be digested first. Nevertheless,
preparations for Case Green will have to
be carried out energetically. They will
have to be newly prepared on the basis
of the changed strategic position
because of the annexation of Austria.
State of preparation, see Memorandum
L-1-A of 19 April, reported to the Führer
on 21 April.
"The
intention of the Führer not to
touch the Czech problem as yet will be
changed because of the Czech strategic
troop concentration of 21 May, which
occurs without any German threat and
without the slightest cause for it.
Because of Germany's self-restraint the
consequences lead to a loss of prestige
for the Führer, which he is not
willing to take once more. Therefore,
the new order is issued for Green on 30
May."
And then the entry, 23 May:
"Major Schmundt reports ideas of
the Führer . . . Further
conferences, which gradually reveal the
exact intentions of