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| enemy propaganda, and above all in order to
achieve the desired deterrent from further assassinations of our own civilian
Population. Accordingly, the question is to be put whether such a case is in
the files of the SD, or whether the necessary facts are at hand in order to
fabricate such a case with the necessary details. Obergruppenfuehrer Kaltenbrunner answered both questions in the negative. b. Deputy Chief Operations Staff of Armed Forces points out that besides lynch justice the procedure too of a segregation of any such enemy airmen who are suspected of having committed criminal acts of this nature, their admission into the airmen reception camp Oberursel, and upon confirmation of suspicion their transfer to the SD for special treatment should be prepared. In this connection, the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces is in contact with the High Command of the Air Force, in order to establish the directives with which, in such cases, the commander of Oberursel camp would have to comply. SS Obergruppenfuehrer Kaltenbrunner declares that he agrees absolutely with his suggestion and with the taking over of the segregated individuals by the SD. c. Concerning the publicity question, an agreement is reached that until further notice an agreement between High Command of the Armed Forces/Operations Staff of the Armed Forces, High Command of the Air Force, and the Reich Leader SS should be arrived at in any case in order to establish the form of publication. The cooperation of the Foreign Office is to be secured through the Operations Stair of the Armed Forces. 3. In the course of a conference with Colonel von Brauchitsch (of the High Command of the Air Force) held on 6 June, it was established that the following acts are to considered as terrorist acts justifying lynching: a. Low level machine-gun attacks on civilian population, on single individuals as well as on gatherings; b. Attacks on own (German) airplane crews dropping by parachute; c. Machine-gun attacks on passenger trains of the regular public service; d. Machine-gun attacks on hospitals, field hospitals, and hospital trains clearly marked with the Red Cross sign. The facts listed under 3 are to be communicated to the commander of the airmen reception camp at Oberursel. If any such facts are proved by interrogation, the prisoners are to be delivered to the SD. |
