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First, to dominate it; second, to
administer it; and third, to exploit it.
"The Russians have now ordered partisan warfare behind our
front. This partisan war again has some advantage for us; it enables
us to eradicate everyone who opposes us.
"Principles: Never again must it be possible to create a
military power west of the Urals, even if we have to wage war for a
hundred years in order to attain this goal. Every successor of the Führer
should know security for the Reich exists only if there are no foreign
military forces west of the Urals. It is Germany who undertakes the
protection of this area against all possible dangers. Our iron
principle is and has to remain: We must never permit anybody but the
Germans to carry arms."
I
next quote from Page 3, lines 19 to 31 of the English text. In the
German text this is at the last 13 lines of Page 5:
"The Führer emphasizes that the
entire Baltic country will have to be incorporated into Germany.
"At the same time, the Crimea, including a considerable
hinterland (situated north of the Crimea), should become Reich
territory; the hinterland should be as large as possible. "Rosenberg
objects to this because of the Ukrainians living there.
"(Incidentally: It occurred to me several times that Rosenberg
has a soft spot for the Ukrainians; thus he desires to aggrandize the
former Ukraine to a considerable extent.)"
Departing from the text for just a moment, it may be noted
parenthetically that this was the only aspect of the program outlined by
Hitler at this meeting to which Rosenberg objected in any way. Resuming
the quotation:
"The Führer emphasizes
furthermore that the Volga colony, too, will have to become Reich
territory, also the district around Baku; the latter will have to
become a German concession (military colony)."
Thus
the program, as outlined by the conspirators at this meeting of 16 July
1941, called for the unlawful incorporation of a part of Galicia and all
of the Baltic countries into Germany and for the unlawful conversion of
the Crimea and areas north of it, the Volga territory, and the district
around Baku, into German colonies.
In further support of this point, I invite the attention of Your Honors
to Document Number 1029-PS, already introduced in evidence by Mr.
Alderman as Exhibit Number USA-145. This document was not included in
our document book, Your Honors,