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The directive also outlines the responsibility for the
administration of economy in the conquered territory, a subject I will
develop more fully later in my presentation. This provision is also in
Section I, Paragraph 4, which I shall read:
"4) The Führer has entrusted the
uniform direction of the administration of economy in the area of
operations and in the territories of political administration to the
Reich Marshal, who has delegated the Chief of the 'Wi Rü Amt'
with the execution of the task. Special orders on that will come from
the OKW/Wi Rü Amt."
The
second section deals with matters of personnel, supply, and . . .
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Alderman, will you tell us at some time who these
people are? Who is the Reich Marshal?
MR. ALDERMAN: The Reich Marshal is the Defendant Göring
THE PRESIDENT: And who was the Reichsführer of the SS at that
time?
MR. ALDERMAN: Himmler.
THE PRESIDENT: Himmler?
MR. ALDERMAN: Yes.
The second section deals with matters of personnel, supply, and
communication traffic, and I shall not read it here.
Section III of the order deals with the relations with certain other
countries, and states in part as follows — I am reading from Page 3
of the English translation:
"III. Regulations regarding Romania,
Slovakia, Hungary, and Finland.
"9) The necessary arrangements with these countries shall be
made by the OKW together with the Foreign Office and according to the
wish of the respective high commands. In case it should become
necessary during the course of the operations to grant special rights,
applications for this purpose are to be submitted to the OKW."
The document closes with a section regarding Sweden, which is also on
Page 3 of the English Translation:
"IV. Directives regarding Sweden.
"12) Since Sweden can only become a transient area for troops,
no special authority is to be granted to the commander of the German
troops. However, he is entitled and compelled to secure the immediate
protection of railroad transports against sabotage and attacks.