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located. The accompanying narration is taken directly from
the reports of the military photographers who filmed the camps.
While
these motion pictures speak for themselves in evidencing life and death
in Nazi concentration camps, proper authentication of the films is
contained in the affidavits of the United States Army and Navy officers
to which I have referred.
As has been stated, this motion
picture has been made available to all defense counsel and they possess
copies in their Information Room of the supporting affidavits duly
translated.
If the Tribunal please, we shall proceed with the
projection of the film, Document 2430-PS, Exhibit USA-79.
[Photographs
were then projected on the screen showing the following affidavits while
at the same time the voices of the respective affiants were reproduced
reading them.]
"I,
George C. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel, Army of the United States,
hereby certify:
"1. From 1 March 1945 to 8 May 1945 I
was on active duty with the United States Army Signal Corps attached
to the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, and among my
official duties was direction of the photographing of the Nazi
concentration camps and prison camps as liberated by Allied Forces.
"2. The motion pictures which will be shown following
this affidavit were taken by official Allied photographic teams in the
course of their military duties, each team being composed of military
personnel under the direction of a commissioned of officer..
"3.
To the best of my knowledge and belief, these motion pictures
constitute a true representation of the individuals and scenes
photographed. They have not been altered in any respect since the
exposures were made. The accompanying narration is a true statement
of the facts and circumstances under which these pictures were made.
"(Signed) George C. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel, AUS.
"Sworn to before me this 2nd day of October 1945.
"(Signed)
James B. Donovan, Commander, United States Naval Reserve."
"I,
E. R. Kellogg, Lieutenant, United States Navy, hereby certify that:
"1. From 1929 to 1941 I was employed at the Twentieth
Century Fox Studios in Hollywood, California, as a director of film
effects, and am familiar with all photographic techniques. Since 6
September 1941 to the present date of 27 August 1945, I have been on
active duty with the United States Navy.
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