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| Council Law No. 10, in that they participated in the plunder of
public and private property, exploitation, spoliation, and other offenses
against property in countries and territories which came under the belligerent
occupation of Germany in the course of its invasions and aggressive wars. All
of the defendants committed these war crimes and crimes against humanity as
defined by Article II of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were
principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in,
were connected with plans and enterprises involving, and were members of
organizations or groups, including Farben, which were connected with the
commission of said crimes. |
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PARTICULARS OF DEFENDANTS’ PARTICIPATION
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| 87. The methods employed to exploit the resources of the occupied
territories varied from country to country. In some occupied countries
exploitation was carried out within the framework of the existing economic
structure. Local industries were placed under German supervision, and
production and distribution were rigidly controlled. The industries thought to
be of value to the German war effort were compelled to continue. The majority
of the others were closed. Raw materials and finished products alike were
confiscated. A Goering directive of 19 October 1939, with respect to Poland,
provided: "The task for the economic treatment of the various administrative
regions is different, depending on whether the country involved will be
incorporated politically into the German Reich, or whether we will deal with
the Government General, which in all probability will not be a part of Germany.
In the first mentioned territories, the safeguarding of all their productive
facilities and *** supplies must be aimed at, as well as a complete
incorporation into the greater German economic system at the earliest possible
time. On the other hand, there must be removed from the territories of the
Government General all raw materials, scrap materials, machines, etc., which
are of use for the German war economy. Enterprises which are not absolutely
necessary for the meager maintenance of a bare existence of the population must
be transferred to Germany unless such transfer would require an unreasonably
long period of time and would make it more practicable to exploit those
enterprises by giving them German orders, to be executed at their present
location." |
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