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| [Wehr…] macht of 7 December
1941¹ and an order for its execution of the same day.² I agree with
the opinion of the State Secretary that the execution of the Fuehrer decree
necessitates a close cooperation between the Reich Ministry of Justice and the
Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht. I instructed my officials to assist your agencies in every respect. I ask you to settle the question regarding the manner of imprisonment in your provision for the execution of decree. |
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| [Signed] KEITEL | |
| Action
taken by II a 118 and 119/42 g IIa116/42g 3 enclosures |
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| received
26/1 SCH [Schlegelberger] |
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| Ministerialrat Dr. Gramm, State Secretary Dr. Freisler asks to transmit the enclosed letter to State Secretary Dr. Schlegelberger for his information | |
| [Signed] VON
HACKWITZ 19 January 1942 |
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| PARTIAL
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1733-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 303 |
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| SECRET NIGHT AND
FOG DECREE OF HITLER, SIGNED BY KEITEL, 7 DECEMBER 1941, CONCERNING MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST PERSONS OFFERING RESISTANCE TO GERMAN OCCUPATION |
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| Secret | |
| The Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces | |
| Directives for the
Prosecution of Criminal Acts against the Reich or the Occupying Power in the Occupied Territories of 7 December 1941 |
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| Since the beginning of the Russian campaign, Communist elements and other anti-German circles have increased their assaults against the Reich and the occupation force in the occupied territories. The extent and the danger of these activities necessitate the most severe measures against the malefactors in order to | |
¹ This decree was the Night and Fog decree (1733-PS, Pros. Ex. 303) reproduced immediately below.
² This implementation decree is contained as the enclosure to Document 669-PS, Prosecution. Exhibit 306 reproduced below after the Night and Fog decree.
