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.	which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings, including German civilians, as well as civilians of other nations. The particulars concerning such murders are set forth in paragraph 9 of count two of this indictment and are incorporated herein by reference. 15. The said crimes against humanity constitute violations of international conventions, including Article 46 of the Hague Regulations, 1907, the laws and customs of war, the general principles of criminal law as derived from the criminal laws of all civilized nations, the internal penal laws of the countries in which such crimes were committed, and of Article 11 of Control Council Law No. 10. COUNT FOUR — MEMBERSHIP IN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION 16. The defendants Karl Brandt, Genzken, Gebhardt, Rudolf Brandt, Mrugowsky, Poppendick, Sievers, Brack, Hoven, and Fischer are guilty of membership in an organization declared to be criminal by the International Military Tribunal in Case No. 1, in that each of the said defendants was a member of the SCHUTZSTAFFELN DER NATIONALSOZIALTSTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (commonly known as the "SS") after I September 1939. Such membership is in violation of paragraph I (d), Article II of Control Council Law No. 10. Wherefore, this indictment is filed with the Secretary General of the Military Tribunals and the charges herein made against the above-named defendants are hereby presented to MILITARY TRIBUNAL NO. I TELFORD TAYLOR Brigadier General, USA Chief of Counsel for War Crimes Acting on Behalf of the United States of America Nuernberg, 25 October 1946 17