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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