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more and more in the increased influence of the United States in
Latin America, of Japan in the Far East, and of Italy in Southeast Europe and
the Near East."
80. The immediate short-range objective of the New
Order was to integrate European production with the German war machine. The
long-range objective was the incorporation of the chemical industry of Europe,
including Great Britain, within the framework of the Nazi New Order, and the
domination of the chemical industry of the world. The New Order of Farben
proposed the use of its economic weapons, cartels, capital investments, and
technical know-how, so as to combat the last remaining challenge to its
supremacy, the United States.
81. Preparation of the New Order was
predicated on Farben's "claim to leadership" in Europe, which Farben alleged
had been taken away by the Treaty of Versailles, and which the New Order was to
rectify. In developing that "claim," the New Order contained a recital of
damages alleged to have been sustained as a direct result of the Treaty and
also included a claim for direct and indirect damages sustained in consequence
of World War II, for which, Farben charged, Great Britain and France were
responsible.
82. The New Order document was not hastily prepared at the
behest of the government, but was a complete exposition of projects which
Farben had developed since World War I and hoped to accomplish through German
aggrandizement. The New Order document contains thousands of pages of specific
programs for the chemical industries of Europe, including Great Britain. These
detailed plans outlined the existing structure of the chemical industries of
the European countries and set forth their future organization and direction.
In many instances, Farben planned to liquidate completely chemical companies
and chemical production in certain countries, making those countries wholly
dependent upon the Reich and thereby securing Germany's military supremacy.
83. "It must be remembered," stated the defendant von Schnitzler "that
in preparing the Neuordnung we were following the lines of the so-called
Grossraumpolitik (expansionist policy) laid down by the government. We were
looking to the overwhelming downfall of France and eventual capitulation of
England when we prepared the document. It must be remembered that we knew well
the aims and policies of the government and we knew that it was the intention
of the government to improve its strength in relation to the countries outside
of the European sphere. This meant, of course, the United States, because
outside of Europe the United States was the only strong country with which Ger-
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