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R-124 DEFENSE EXHIBIT 34 |
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| EXTRACT FROM
FUEHRER CONFERENCE OF 1-4 JANUARY 1944, CONCERNING SPEER'S REPORT ON THE FRENCH LABOR SITUATION |
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| 6 January 1944 | |
| FUEHRER CONFERENCE OF 1-4 JANUARY 1944 | |
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| [Marginal Note] Kehrl, Waeger. | |
| The Fuehrer has been informed of
the differences of opinion with the Plenipotentiary General for Labor
Allocation. According to my arguments, the principal thing is to exploit the
industry of France for Germany to a larger extent, in order to be able to
locate there about 1 million additional workers. However, Sauckel is of the
opinion that first of all workers have to be brought to Germany. The Fuehrer explains that in his view the transfer to France is of extreme importance, be it only on account of the possibility to increase the production of iron connected therewith. In spite of this, in his opinion, one cannot do without bringing additional French labor to Germany. It must, therefore, be attempted to find a happy union of both things. In this connection he proposes to designate protected works in France, in order to induce the French to work in these plants just through the pressure of allocation of labor for Germany. Upon my statement that the protected plants have already been established, he affirms again the importance of this institution and the necessity to create here a basis of long–range confidence. He thinks that it is my affair whether I will be able to do without French labor or not; Sauckel could be only happy if I would do without them. Upon my reply that this is not the only problem, but that also the question of the executive power is involved, since otherwise a loss of prestige for Germany and a disorder in the allocation of French labor would be inevitable the Fuehrer declares that this is, of course, one of the most important bases for further discussions. I then told him that on 3 January there will be a meeting between Himmler, Keitel, Sauckel, and myself (Kehrl) (is the Foreign Office to be included?), at which these problems will be discussed. Subsequently there shall be a meeting with him, at which the possibility of executive power in France, as far as the allocation, and the transport of French workers to Germany is concerned will be laid before him. (Kehrl to do advance work, that we also make a claim for executive power for the protection of the factories in France against terror bands.) |
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