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| Klagenfurt. What special tasks he had to take
care of, I don't know. Q. Therefore, he occupied a dual position? A. Yes. Q. Do you know whether Zyriack acted upon orders from VoMi or independently in this matter? A. In this matter he could not have acted by orders of VoMi because the instructions and directives which Zyriack received, as far as VoMi was concerned, only dealt with the treatment and care of the camp inmates. Q. In this letter, Witness, Slovene children are mentioned. In this letter from this Higher SS and Police Leader, a certain conference with VoMi is also mentioned. Did this conference, which was supposed to have taken place at Wilnes, ever happen? A. No. Q. Do you know that positively? A. Yes. After all, either Altena or I myself would have had to attend this conference. If neither Altena nor I went there, this conference cannot have taken place. Q. What was done with these Slovene children in the VoMi camps? A. They were treated just like the children of the resettlers. No difference was made with regard to their treatment in the camps, since these children had been accommodated in a children's camp. Special care was taken so that the needs of these children would be met. Q. Did VoMi carry out any Germanization measures on these children ? A. No. Q. Were these children prohibited from speaking their mother tongue? A. No. Q. Were they taught in their mother tongue? A. They were taught by teachers of their own group, and consequently they spoke their mother tongue in school. However, it is true that as far as this was necessary, they also received lectures in the German language. Q. Did VoMi take any steps in order to find out the whereabouts of the families of these children in order to bring these children back to their families? A. Yes. Q. And in what way was this done? A. In the camps we made inquiries as to the children's relatives. In the central card index file, which was located in my agency, we also looked for families and relatives of these children and |
