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| IX. RECONVENING OF MILITARY TRIBUNAL II FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING THE RECONSIDERATION OF ITS JUDGMENT |
| A. Introduction |
| On 7 June 1948, General Lucius D. Clay, the Military Governor, issued an order reconvening Military Tribunal II, "at the request of the judges constituting the Tribunal" and, "for the purpose of permitting such reconsideration and revision of its judgment as may be appropriate" in the Pohl case. The Tribunal reconvened in Nuernberg, and on 14 July 1948 issued an "Order Permitting Defendants to File Additional Briefs." The order reconvening the Tribunal and the order of the Tribunal permitting the filing of additional defense briefs are reproduced in B below. |
| B. Order of the Military Governor Reconvening Military Tribunal II and Order of the Tribunal Permitting Defendants to File Additional Briefs |
| HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN COMMAND |
| GENERAL ORDERS No. 52 |
| 7 JUNE 1948 |
| PURSUANT TO MILITARY
GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE NO. 7 |
| At the request of the judges constituting the
Tribunal, Military Tribunal II as constituted by General Orders No. 85, Office
of Military Government for Germany (U.S.), dated 16 December 1946, as amended
by General Orders No. 5, same office, dated 21 January 1947, consisting of
ROBERT M. Toms, Presiding Judge, FITZROY D. PHILLIPS, Judge, MICHAEL A.
MUSMANNO, Judge, and JOHN J. SPEIGHT, Alternate Judge, is hereby ordered to
reconvene at Nurnberg, Germany, on or about 12 July 1948 for the purpose of
permitting such reconsideration and revision of its judgment as may be
appropriate in the case of United States of America vs. Pohl, et al. (Case No.
4). BY COMMAND OF GENERAL CLAY: |
| C. R. HUEBNER
Lieutenant General, GSC Chief of Staff |
