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Ostmark. These tasks lie in the sphere of
culture as well as in the sphere of economics. In neither of them can
we, in the long run, put up with the Jew.
"This, however, should not be attempted by inappropriate
interference and stupid measures but must be done systematically and
carefully. As Delegate for the Four Year Plan, I commission the
Reichsstatthalter in Austria jointly with the Plenipotentiary of the
Reich to consider and take any steps necessary for the redirection of
Jewish commerce, i.e., for the Aryanization of business and economic
life, and to execute this process in accordance with our laws, legally
but inexorably."
Acting
within the framework of economic preparation for aggressive war, the
Nazi conspirators then began the complete elimination of Jews from
economic life preparatory to their physical annihilation. The Defendant
Göring, as head of the Four Year Plan, was in active charge of this
phase of the persecution.
The first step in his campaign was the decree of 26 April 1938
requiring registration of all Jewish-owned property. Both Göring,
and the Defendant Frick signed that law. It is already in evidence.
I beg the Tribunal's pardon. I would like the Tribunal to take judicial
notice of that decree, which is our Document 1406-PS and cited as 1938
Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, Page 414.
Now, armed with the information thus secured, the Nazi conspirators
were fully prepared to take the next step. The killing of Vom Rath, a
German Legation secretary in Paris on 9 November 1938, was made the
pretext for widespread "spontaneous" riots, which included the
looting and burning of many Jewish synagogues, homes, and shops, all
carefully organized and. supervised by the Nazi conspirators. The
Defendant Göring, was fully informed of the measures taken. The
teletype orders of 10 November 1938 given by Heydrich are already in
evidence and were read at Page 1405 of the record (Volume III, Page
500). A letter which Heydrich wrote to Göring, on the following day
has also been read. It is our Document 3058-PS, Exhibit Number USA-508.
In it Himmler summarizes the so-called "spontaneous" riots
that had taken place. He reported the day after the riot that insofar as
the official reports from the district police were concerned he was able
to state that 815 shops were destroyed, 171 dwelling houses set on fire
or destroyed, and that all this indicates only a fraction of the actual
damage caused, as far as arson is concerned. He also said that:
"Due to the urgency of the reporting,
the reports received to date are entirely limited to general
statements, such as