NMT01-T313
Volume I · Page 313
| course, I am responsible for what Fraeulein
von Falkenhayn did even if she did not tell me about it. Q. Well, you saw the letter of 17 April 1942. Did you reaffirm your instructions that no more material was to be sent to Schilling? A. I cannot tell you now. That is quite possible. It is not even certain that I was in the Robert Koch Institute when I saw the letter. It is much more likely that Frau Block brought this letter to my home where such things were generally settled. And, from the fact that it had been dealt with 10 days before, you can see that such letters were opened by my secretary. Q. I thought we would be a bit generous with Frau Block and assume she hadn't seen the letter since she was so firm in the testimony that you hadn't corresponded with Schilling during these years. Did you ever send Schilling any atroparvus eggs? A. Yes. Those are a type of anopheles eggs which he got from us. As a type of anopheles I had anopheles eggs maculipenis atroparvus in my laboratory. Q. Suppose I put Document NO-1753 to you. This will be marked as Prosecution Exhibit 488 for identification. This is another letter from Schilling. This one is dated a year later — 5 July 1943, acknowledging "with appreciation the receipt of your letter of 30 June and the consignment of atroparvus eggs." I would also like to direct your attention, Professor, to the last paragraph of the letter where it says: "Please give Fraeulein Lange, who apparently takes care of her breed with greater skill and better success than the Prisoner August, my best thanks for her troubles." Do you remember the Christian name of the witness Vieweg? A. No, I am sorry I do not remember the name of this man. If you search the record I think you will find his forename was August. Now, Doctor, apparently they completely ignored your orders of the year previous not to send any more material to Schilling. Apparently you had a charge of heart yourself. Isn't that right? A. I have already stated expressly that my orders not to send any more material to Schilling meant that we did not have too much material ourselves. It did not mean that I had any misgivings about the way in which Schilling was carrying out his work. It is quite possible that when we again had plenty of mosquito eggs we gave some to Schilling again. I am in a very difficult position. It is difficult for me to testify anything from memory. You see here again that this matter was apparently dealt with by Fraeulein Lange and Schilling himself wrote to me again. Q. Well, I didn't read it that way, Professor. The first line acknowledges your letter of June 30th. |
