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| A. Yes. If it was at all a question of legitimacy. There were such cases of descent also outside of marriage, illegitimate. These descent cases were not restricted to Jews. There were not at all any special regulations for Jews. | ||
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| 3. NATIONALS OF
THE WESTERN OCCUPIED COUNTRIES THE NIGHT AND FOG DECREE |
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| TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 671-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 304 |
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| LETTER FROM
KEITEL, CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES HIGH COMMAND. TO MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, 12 DECEMBER 1941, TRANSMITTING HITLER'S NIGHT AND FOG DECREE AND ITS FIRST IMPLEMENTATION ORDER; INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM REQUESTING TRANSMITTAL OF THE LETTER TO DEFENDANT SCHLEGELBERGER |
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| Chief of the Supreme Command of
the Armed Forces 14 n 16 WR (I 3/4) No. 165/41 g (When answering, please refer to above file number, date and subject.) |
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| Berlin
W 35 12 December 1941 Tirpitzufer 72-76 Telephone: Local: 218191 Long distance: 218091 12/Hz |
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| To the Reich Minister of Justice
Attention: Under Secretary Dr. Freisler Subject: Prosecution of criminal offenses against the Reich or the occupying power in the occupied zones 3 enclosures With regard to the oral conversation between Under Secretary Dr. Freisler and the chief of my legal section,* I enclose herewith a decree of the Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the Wehr- […macht] |
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* Lieutenant General Rudolf Lehmann was head of the armed forces legal section. Lehmann also had the title of judge advocate general (Generaloberstabsrichter) and Ministerialdirektor. Lehmann. whose name comes up in ensuing documents, was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment by Tribunal V in the High Command Case. Extracts from Lehmann's testimony concerning the Night and Fog decree appear near the end of this section and more lengthy testimony by Lehmann on the same and related subjects appears in the materials on the High Command Case, United States vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al., Volumes X-XI, this series.
