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which have already been offered in connection with the
presentation of the evidence concerning the destruction of the trade
unions. In particular, we wish to refer to Document Number 2334-PS and
Document Number 2928-PS, (Exhibits USA-238 and 239) both of which are
included within USA Exhibit G.
Thousands of Jews, as the world so well knows, were, of course,
confined in these concentration camps. The evidence on this point will
be developed in a later presentation by another member of the
prosecuting staff of the United States. But among the wealth of evidence
available on this point showing the confinement of Germans only because
they were Jews, we wish to offer a document, Number 3051-PS, which bears
Exhibit Number USA-240. This is a copy of a teletype from SS Gruppenführer
Heydrich, and it is dated the 10th of November 1938. It was sent to all
headquarters of the State Police and all districts and subdistricts of
the SD. We refer to Paragraph 5 of this teletype. Paragraph 5 is found
on Page 3 of the English translation. It begins at the bottom of Page 2
and runs over to Page 3. Quoting from Paragraph 5:
"As soon as the course of events of
this night allows the use of the officials employed for this purpose,
as many Jews, especially rich ones, as can be accommodated in the
existing prisons are to be arrested in all districts. For the time
being only healthy men, not too old, are to be arrested. Upon their
arrest, the appropriate concentration camps should be contacted
immediately, in order to confine them in these camps as fast as
possible.
"Special care should be taken that the Jews arrested in
accordance with these instructions are not ill-treated."
Himmler in 1943 indicated that use of the concentration camp against the
Jews had been motivated not simply by Nazi racialism. Himmler indicated
that this policy had been motivated by a fear that the Jews might have
been an obstacle to aggression. There is no necessity to consider
whether this fear was justified. The important consideration is that the
fear existed; and with reference to it we refer to Document 1919-PS,
which bears Exhibit Number USA-170. The document is a speech delivered
by Himmler at the meeting of the SS major generals at Posen on 4 October
1943, in the course of which he sought to justify the Nazi anti-Jewish
policy. We refer to a portion of this document or this speech, which is
found on Page 4, Paragraph 3, of the English translation, starting with
the words, "I mean the clearing out of the Jews":
"I mean the clearing out of the Jews,
the extermination of the Jewish race. It's one of those things it is
easy to talk about. 'The Jewish race is being exterminated', says one
Party member, 'that's quite clear; it's in our program; elimination of
the