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| PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT
NOKW-311 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 62 |
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| EXTRACT FROM INTERROGATION OF
HERMANN GOERING ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1946, REGARDING MILCH'S POSITION AS GENERALLUFTZEUGMEISTER (GL) |
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GOERING: What am I to understand by "labor allocation"?
Q. Labor allocation consisted of the drawing in of foreign workers or German workers, especially of concentration camp inmates, in order to free them for air force production.
A. This matter went through Udet, the Chief of Supply for the Air Force, until Udet's death, and then it went through Milch.
Q. In what manner did the Reich Air Ministry submit its requests to Sauckel and the approximate figure for its requirements, the number of workers, etc.? And if Sauckel received such a request from the Reich Air Ministry, how did he undertake the distribution?
A. The requests were made by Milch, it was he who said how many workers the air force needed, and these were forwarded to Speer. Speer then asked Sauckel for the workers for the entire armaments branch, almost for the entire industrial branch, and he then made the distribution. It was he in the end who made the final decision as to how many workers went to the air force for instance, how many to the army, etc. As far as I know, Sauckel had actually nothing to do with the distribution of labor. The contingent was put at the disposal of the authorities. Terrific pressure was continually brought to bear on Sauckel. If the requested number was not brought, he was given hell. I personally presided over a meeting where there were differences between Sauckel and Speer. He wanted to have more, etc. There was a mix-up and that's how I know it; but the needs of the air force were put forward by Milch, that is the Chief of Supply for the Air Force. When difficulties arose and they did not get the people, and the program threatened to break down, then they came to me and I supported their demands.
