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| C. Contemporaneous Documents | ||
| PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF NI-048 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 516 |
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| CORRESPONDENCE AND DISCUSSION INVOLVING CLAIMS OF GERMAN IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OWN- ERSHIP AND OPERATION OF MINES AND STEEL WORKS IN AREAS OF WESTERN EUROPE NEWLY OCCUPIED BY GERMANY, JUNE 1940¹ | ||
| 1. Letter
from Poensgen² to Maulick and Reichert³ 10 June 1940,
Transmitting Written Report on a meeting of the Small Circle4 |
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| Vereinigte Stahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft [United Steel Works, Inc.] Duesseldorf |
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| Attention: Messrs.
Maulick and Dr. Reichert
In reply, mention Secretariat E. Poensgen |
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| Our
phone 2470 |
Our reference Pg/T |
Duesseldorf 10 June 1940 |
| Subject: Meeting of the Small Circle of 7 June 1940 | ||
| Herewith a written report on this meeting. You will see from it those points which should be dealt with further by you. I would ask you kindly to define your attitude to the various questions. | ||
| [Signed] POENSGEN | ||
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| Enclosure
2. Extracts from Poensgen's written report on the Small Circle meeting of June 1940, which included discussions of the policy of Minister Funk and the private iron and steel manufacturers regarding ownership and operation of enterprises in newly occupied western European areas (defendant Flick attending) Conference of the Small Circle on Friday, 7 June 1940, Duesseldorf, Stahlhaus-Sued [Steel Building-South], 8th floor. Present were the following gentlemen: Dr. Flick, Dr. Kloeck ner, Dr. Loeser, Luebsen, E. Poensgen, Tgahrt, Dr. Voegler, Zangen, Dr. Winkhaus. |
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¹ This document was also introduced in the Krupp case as Prosecution Exhibit 643.
² Ernst Poensgen was chairman of the Vorstand of the Vereinigte Stahlwerke A.G., one of the largest German steel combines, and chief of the Economic Group Iron Producing Industry until 1942.
³ Reichert was manager of the Economic Group Iron Producing Industry.
4 The Small Circle (Kleine Kreis) was a loose association of the six largest privately owned iron and steel enterprises for such matters of joint concern as production, price, and wage policy.
