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. NUERNBERG MILITARY TRIBUNAL
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[Ger…] many had to reckon. Therefore, we wrote in the Neuordnung that we intended to keep Germany as strong as possible militaristically in relation to the United States."
 
I. Farben Participated in Plunder, Spoliation, Slavery, and Mass
Murder as Part of the Invasions and Wars of Aggression  
 
84. In addition to the acts and conduct of the defendants set forth above, the participation of the defendants in planning, preparation, initiation, and waging of wars of aggression and invasions of other countries included:

(a) The acts and conduct set forth in count two of this indictment, relating to plunder and spoliation, which acts and conduct were committed as an integral part of the planning, preparation, initiation, and waging of wars of aggression and invasions of other countries. The allegations made in said count two are hereby incorporated in this count.

(b) The acts and conduct set forth in count three of this indictment, relating to slavery and mass murder, which acts and conduct were committed as an integral part of the planning, preparation, initiation, and waging of wars of aggression and invasions of other countries. The allegations made in said count three are hereby incorporated in this count.  
 
 
VIOLATION OF LAW 
 
85. The acts and conduct set forth in this count were committed by the defendants unlawfully, willfully and knowingly, and constitute violations of international laws, treaties, agreements and assurances, and of Article II of Control Council Law No. 10.
 
 
COUNT TWO — PLUNDER AND SPOLIATION

STATEMENT OF THE OFFENSE  
 
86. All of the defendants, acting through the instrumentality of Farben and otherwise, with divers other persons, during the period from 12 March 1938 to 8 May 1945, committed war crimes and crimes against humanity as defined in Article II of Control  




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