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uniforms which had no insignia on the
sleeves. During a short interrogation the survivors have revealed
nothing but their names, ranks and serial numbers."
I pass to the last paragraph of that teletype, at the foot Of Page 3 of
the translation:
"In connection with the shooting of
the 17 members of the crew, the Armed Forces Commander of Norway has
issued an order to the district commanders, according to which the
interrogations by G-2" — that was I. C. in the German —
"and by BDS" — police — "are important before
the execution of the Führer Order; in case of Paragraph Number 4
of the Führer Order, the prisoners are to be handed over to the
BDS."
Your Lordship, the
next document is 512-PS, Exhibit USA-546. This document recites three
specific instances where the Hitler Order was carried out in Norway and
especially emphasizes the desirability of taking individual commandos
prisoner for interrogation. I read from Document 512-PS, dated 13
December 1942:
"According to the last sentence of
the Führer Order of 18th October, individual saboteurs can be
spared for the time being in order to keep them for interrogation. The
importance of this measure was proved in the cases of the Glomfjord,
2-man torpedo Drontheim, and glider plane Stavanger, where
interrogations resulted in valuable knowledge of enemy intentions.
Since in the case of Egersund the saboteur was liquidated immediately
and no clues were obtained; therefore, Armed Forces Commander refers
to the above-mentioned last sentence of the Führer Order calling
for liquidation only after a short interrogation."
One final document from the Norwegian Theater of War is relative.
THE PRESIDENT: Colonel Taylor, what does "RK" in the last
paragraph mean? The first words of the last paragraph?
COL. TAYLOR: Red Cross (Rotes Kreuz).
THE PRESIDENT: So they had a protest from the Red Cross?
COL. TAYLOR: Yes, Sir.
THE PRESIDENT: And "BDS"?
COL. TAYLOR: That is "Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo)."
Document 526-PS which is Exhibit USA-502, dated 10 May 1943, Colonel
Storey has already brought to the Tribunal's attention in connection
with the presentation against the Sicherheitsdienst. I will first read
the opening sentences: