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[inde…] pendent authority for making contributions has not been
conceded to various offices of the Corporation.
(3) Particularly
important matters, even if they are not among those enumerated above, may be
dealt with in preliminary fashion by the Central Committee [Zentralausschuss]
and then be submitted for final decision to the full Vorstand [Gesamtvorstand].
In every session of the full Vorstand a report is to be made, unless very
exceptional reasons make this appear inadvisable, concerning the negotiations
and decisions of the Central Committee since the last session of the full
Vorstand. |
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| Par. 5 |
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| Invitations to attend the sessions of the full Vorstand and of the
Central Committee are to be sent to the chairman of the Aufsichtsrat, who has
the right to participate in these sessions in an advisory capacity [mit
beratender Stimme]. |
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| Par. 6 |
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| It is desirable that in the sessions of the full Vorstand and of the
Central Committee, all resolutions are passed unanimously; but if such
unanimity cannot be obtained in some instance, the majority of the members
present will decide. In case of a tie-vote, the vote of the chairman is
deciding. |
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| Par. 7 |
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Except in the cases provided for by law and in the articles of
incorporation, the Vorstand must obtain the assent of the Aufsichtsrat for the
undertaking of loans [zur Aufnahme von Anleihen].
The Aufsichtsrat may
resolve that further kinds of business require its consent.
December
1938 |
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| D. Testimony of Defendants von Knieriem and Ilgner
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| I. TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT VON KNIERIEM |
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[Statement from the judgment concerning the personal history,
positions, and affiliations of defendant August von Knieriem:
"VON
KNIERIEM, August: Born 11 August 1887, in Riga, Latvia. Lawyer. From 1926 to
1931, deputy member of Vorstand; 1931-1945, full member of Vorstand, and
occasionally guest at meetings of Aufsichtsrat; 1931-1938, member of Working
Committee; 1938-1945, member of Central Committee; 1931-1945, guest at meetings
of Technical Committee; 1933-1945, chairman of Legal Committee and Patent
Commission; self-styled "principal attorney" of Farben; member of the
Aufsichtsrat in several Farben enterprises and in two Dutch firms at The
Hague. |
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