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bears
the initials of Fricke, head of the Operation
Division of the naval war staff; Schniewind,
Chief of Staff; and of Defendant Raeder.
As
the Wehrmacht moved forward, with plans for what
it clearly considered would be an easy victory,
the Foreign Office played its part. In a
discussion of means of improving German-Czech
relations with the Czech Foreign Minister
Chvalkovsky in Berlin on 31 January 1939,
Defendant Ribbentrop urged upon the Czech
Government a quick reduction in the size of the
Czech Army. I offer in evidence Document 2795-PS
as Exhibit USA-106, captured German Foreign
Office notes of this discussion. I will read
only the footnote, which is in Ribbentrop's
handwriting:
"I
mentioned to Chvalkovsky especially that
a quick reduction in the Czech Army
would be decisive in our judgment."
Does
the Court propose sitting beyond 4:30?
THE
PRESIDENT: No, I think not. The Tribunal will
adjourn.
[The
Tribunal adjourned until 4 December 1945 at 1000
hours.]