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[im…] pending war. As late as the end of July 1939, Mann and
Hoerlein received at Leverkusen and Elberfeld high-ranking representatives of
the English pharmaceutical world, on which occasion both parties stressed the
international bonds which kept them together.
Documents will be
introduced to prove dramatically that since 1933, Professor Hoerlein was in
opposition to the Party; especially to Streicher, who supported the fanatical
adherents of treatment by natural remedies in their attacks upon pharmaceutical
firms, particularly upon Farben; moreover, that he became the victim of a
campaign of defamation because he took part in the fight for freedom in the
field of science against the plans of Hitler and Goering to prohibit
vivisection for scientific purposes.
Professor Hoerlein is ready to
assume full responsibility for anything that was carried out under his
management of the Elberfeld plant.
In this position he enjoyed a large
measure of independence. He jealously maintained his independence; it was just
as natural for him to respect the activities of other works, as well as the
spheres outside his own field of activities.
Concerning paragraph 42 of
the indictment: The defendant Professor Hoerlein's name is mentioned in
paragraph 42 of the indictment, which states: |
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"Farben performed most of the
scientific research in connection with the secret development of poison gas for
war. The experiments were carried out by Farben employees under the direction
of the defendants Hoerlein, Ambros, and ter Meer, in close cooperation with the
Wehrmacht." |
As far as this concerns Professor Hoerlein and the Elberfeld Farben
works, the assertion of the prosecution has been contradicted by the testimony
of witnesses for the prosecution, Dr. Schrader and Professor Gross. I refer to
the testimonies of these witnesses (Dr. Schrader tr. pp. 2234-2260, Professor
Gross, tr. pp. 2707-2727), and move to drop the charge against Professor
Hoerlein as contained in this count.
Should this not be done, I reserve
the right to introduce other witnesses to prove the falseness of this paragraph
and of the charges contained therein.
Concerning paragraphs 53 and 56
of the indictment: In paragraphs 53 and 56 of the indictment, Farben is
charged, among other things, with having held back, through its cartel
arrangements, the production of atabrine and sulfa drugs; even more, of having
prevented the production of atabrine within the United States before the German
declaration of war. |
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