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| TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NI-891 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 451 |
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| COPY OF A LETTER
FROM DR. LEISING, TRUSTEE FOR THE IGNAZ PETSCHEK PRODUCTION COMPANIES, TO AN
UNNAMED ADDRESSEE, 27 JANUARY 1939, REQUESTING PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OF "YOUR
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE" BY 28 FEBRUARY 1939, AND RELATED MATTERS¹ |
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| Berlin W
9, Potsdamer Str. 31 27 January 1939 |
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| The Trustee of the Reich Minister of Economics for the Ignaz Petschek Production Companies [Productiongesellschaften] In answer to the questions put to me in yesterday's conference I inform you of the following: 1. The directive in the decree of the Reich Minister of Economics of 19 January 1939, according to which you are to sell your industrial enterprise [Gewerbebetrieb] by 28 February 1939 2 is mainly of formal importance. Again I ask you to submit to me proposals for the sale of your enterprise by the date mentioned above. These proposals should not refer only to the sale of certain parcels of stocks which are in your possession, but on the contrary, they have to apply to the sale of the enterprise itself; that is the mines, the briquette plants, and all accessories. I want to stress once more that my consent is required to initiate negotiations for the sale or liquidation of the enterprise. 2. It will be superfluous to call a general meeting. 3. As to the problem of acquiring the real estate, I expect a settlement which will serve the operational interests of the companies. It is acknowledged by a representative of the Reich Ministry of Economics that an exception will have to be made for the period of trusteeship. The exact farm of this exception will be specified later. |
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| Heil Hitler!
The Trustee [Signed] LEISING |
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¹ When this document was offered in evidence, prosecution counsel stated the conditions under which it had been found, saying among other things: "It is a carbon copy of a letter written by the trustee and it was found clipped together with the preceding document" [Tr. p. 1811). It was also stated that the file in which the document was found was available for inspection by the defense [Tr. p. 1808].
² A copy of the text of this directive, Document NI-892. Prosecution Exhibit 450, is reproduced immediately above.
