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The order of Himmler to submit to the special treatment of action 14 f 13, or to kill undesirable prisoners, regardless of these examinations.

Letter of 10 December 1941 regarding the special action 14 f 13 (1151-PS, Pros. Ex. 411.)

Affidavit of Hoven. Order by Himmler was at hand for the execution of these actions. (NO-429, Pros. Ex. 281.) Further testimony of Hoven.

Report of Dr. Morgen in the proceedings against Hoven: ''The right to decide about the life or death of prisoners in the concentration camps is assigned to the Reich Leader SS Himmler." (NO-2366, Pros. Ex. 526.)

Organization. Two organizations working side by side have to be distinguished: (1) Organization for the selection of real lunatics according to the authorization of 1 December 1939. Here the organization of Bouhler is active up to summer 1941 within the framework of the former directives. (2) Organization for extermination contrary to the former directives, exclusively by Himmler and the Reich Security Main Office.

Testimony of Roemhild, about Action 14 f 13. (Tr. p. 1641.)

Testimony of Roemhild. (Tr. p. 1644.) According to this, Dr. Lolling participated, and was corresponding about it with Himmler.

Testimony of Roemhild. (Tr. p. 1659.) According to this, the second Action 14 f 13 started on the orders of the Reich Criminal Police Office, Berlin.

It was the independent work of Lolling in the concentration Camp Oranienburg, (1151-PS, Pros. Ex. 411.)

Letter from concentration camp Gross-Rosen to the institution Bernburg. (NO-1873, Pros. Ex. 556.)

Report on special treatment to Main Economic and Administrative Office. (1234-PS, Pros. Ex. 555.)

Execution. Nothing was done before the suspension in August 1941.

Testimony of Mennecke. (Tr. p. 1933.) According to this, the first visit in 1940 was not the start. Until autumn 1941 there was only a general examination of the insane persons.

Testimony of Mennecke. (Tr. p. 1940.) There were no objections regarding the examination of insane persons in the first action.

Testimony of Mennecke. (Tr. p. 1890.) According to this, Mennecke himself filled out the registration forms, and they were treated in the same way as the registration forms of mental institutions. This was only so during the first visits of Mennecke, while the examinations were still taking place according to the prescribed medical points of view.



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