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urban population, will have to face most
serious distress from famine. It will be necessary to divert the
population into the Siberian spaces. Since rail transport is out of
the question, this too, will be an extremely difficult problem.
"c) In this situation, Germany will only draw substantial
advantages by quick, non-recurrent seizure — that is, it will be
vitally necessary to make the entire flax harvest available for German
needs, not only the fibers but also the oleaginous seeds.
"It will also be necessary to utilize for German purposes the
livestock which has no fodder base of its own — that is, it will
be necessary to seize livestock holdings immediately and to
make them available to. the troops, not only for the moment but in the
long run, and also for exportation to Germany. Since fodder supplies
will be cut off, pig and cattle holdings in these areas will of
necessity drastically decline in the near future. If they are not
seized by the Germans at an early date, they will be slaughtered by
the population for their own use, without Germany getting anything out
of it."
That is the end of
that particular quotation. Our next quotation is from the first
paragraph of Page 4 of the English text. The German text is at Page 7,
the last two words of line 26 down to the beginning of line 31:
"It has been demanded by the Führer
that the reduction of the meat ration should be ended by fall. This
can only be achieved by the most drastic seizure of Russian livestock
holdings, particularly in areas which are in a favorable transport
situation in relation to Germany."
In the interests of expedition, Your Honors, I am omitting some sections
from this last exhibit, which I had originally intended to quote.
I skip now to line 29 of Page 4 of the English text, beginning with the
underscored words "in the future," and quote to line
48. In the German text it is at Page 8, third line from the bottom,
continuing to line 17 of Page 9:
"In the future, southern Russia
must turn its face towards Europe. Its food surpluses, however, can
only be paid for if it purchases its industrial consumer goods from
Germany or Europe. Russian competition from the forest zone must,
therefore, be abolished.
"It follows from all that has been said that the German
administration in these territories may well attempt to mitigate the
consequences of the famine which undoubtedly will take place and
to accelerate the return to primitive