be useful to the enemy. Among others, all records were to be
destroyed which showed dealings with the Wehrmacht and other war agencies of
the Third Reich with respect to armament. Selection of such files was made by
the head of the departments and their deputies; in doubtful cases my decision
was asked for.
4. After
the Allied occupation of Germany, I was instructed by the IG investigation team
officials to obtain from the responsible people in each department of I.G.
Farben as complete a list as possible of all files burned or otherwise
destroyed. I had such a list compiled in each case by the head of the
department, or his deputy, or the employee best informed, and I warned everyone
not to conceal anything and to do his best to reconstruct such a list of
contents by memory where records were not in existence.
5. There follows a compilation in
condensed form of the various lists which I received from these officials and
which I forwarded on 15 May 1945 to the IG investigation team. The list
indicates the names of the departments and the persons who prepared the list
for the respective department, and their positions.
I. A. Bureau of the Central
Committee. List prepared by Hermann Baessler, office manager of this
Bureau.
The important files destroyed in this office are —
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Minutes of meetings of the Vorstand |
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Minutes of meetings of the Aufsichtsrat. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Central Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Working Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Commercial Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Purchasing Commission. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Dyestuffs Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Chemicals Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Patents Commission. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Legal Committee. |
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Minutes of meetings of the Propaganda Commission. |
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Minutes of meetings of the board of directors and section chiefs of
the various Farben plants. |
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2. Data for the quarterly and annual report to the Aufsichtsrat, and
the reports themselves.
3. Data covering participation of Farben's
foreign firms, as well as documents on I.G. Farben plants.
4. Circular
letters from the Political-Economic Policy Department (WIPO) Berlin, concerning
questions of commerce and foreign exchange.
5. Index of Farben's
confidential agents.
6. Secret circular letters from Department A
(Abwehr), Berlin, and from the office of von Heider regarding questions of
security, home defense, plant visits, and publication of reports.
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