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a letter to the commandant to send no more
people by foot to any place but, whenever the Allies advanced any
further, to give over the camp completely. I did that on my own
responsibility and I told him that I came straight from Berlin and
that I can be found in my service post in Munich. The commandant or
his deputy telephoned at about 12 o'clock and told me that he had
received this order from Kaltenbrunner after he had been asked by the
Gauleiter of Munich, the Reichskommissar ... " (Document Number
USA-529)
The tenth crime for
which Kaltenbrunner is responsible as Chief of the Security Police and
SD is the persecution of the Jews. This crime, of course, continued
after 30 January 1943; and evidence has heretofore been received that
the persecutions continued until, and were accelerated toward, the end
of the war. Kaltenbrunner took a personal interest in such matters, as
is indicated by Document 2519-PS, which is offered as exhibit next in
order, Exhibit Number USA-530. This exhibit consists of a memorandum and
an affidavit; and I invite the attention of the Tribunal to the
affidavit.
Quoting from the affidavit:
"I, Henri Monneray, being first duly
sworn, depose and say that since 12 September 1945 1 have been and I
am the member of the French staff for the prosecution of Axis
criminality and have been pursuing my official duties in this
connection in Nuremberg, Germany, since 12 October 1945.
"In the course of my official duties, at the instruction of the
French Chief Prosecutor, I examined the personal documents of the
defendants ... "
THE
PRESIDENT: Is it necessary to read all of this? What is the object of
this affidavit?
LT. COMDR. HARRIS: To show that this document was derived from the
personal effects of the Defendant Kaltenbrunner.
THE PRESIDENT: From the personal possession?
LT. COMDR. HARRIS: From the personal possession.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, well, you can leave out the immaterial parts.
LT. COMDR. HARRIS: Very good, Sir. Passing to the last sentence of the
affidavit:
"Said Document 2519-PS is the
document which I found in the envelope containing Kaltenbrunner's
personal papers." I now read the memorandum, quoting:
"Radio message to Gruppenführer SS Major General Vegelein,
Headquarters of the Führer through Sturmbannführer SS Major
Sansoni, Berlin.