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PARTIAL TRANSLATION
OF DOCUMENT NI-8839
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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EXTRACT FROM A MEMORANDUM OF THE KRAUCH OFFICE.
30 JUNE 1938,
STATING THE BASIS OF THE "ACCELERATED
PLAN FOR VARIOUS CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS" |
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Division F [Research] 9S
Division P [Production]
9S |
Berlin, 30 June 1938 |
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| [Stamp:] Top Secret |
| 4 copies, 4th Copy |
The Accelerated Plan¹
[Der beschleunigte Plan]
Detailed survey |
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The basic idea underlying the acceleration of expansion is the
increase, wherever possible, of the output of plants already in existence, by
means of simple and relatively economical expansions, and not merely by
establishing new plants in "green pastures." ["auf die gruene Wiese setzen"]
The accelerated plan differs radically from the version dated 9/10 June
1938 2 in the following points:
Explosives: Enlargement of four
existing trinitrotoluene plants with a total capacity of 1,600 tons per month.
Advancement by 1 year of the hexogen plants schedules, subject to successful
outcome of current development work.
Powder: Acceleration of projects
planned so far.
Preliminary products: Immediate commencement of
increased toluene production through expansion of the benzene distillation
plants.
Chemical warfare agents: Immediate commencement of the special
Direkt-Lost experiments, to take place not only after the completion of the
Huels plant, as planned, but in another location. This will make possible
advancement by approximately 1 year of schedule of the Teutoburger Wald and
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¹ Only the first of the
nine pages of the original report is reproduced here. The remaining eight pages
deal with detailed production figures under the headings "Explosives,"
"Preliminary Products for Explosives," "Powder." "Nitrogen," "Sulphur for
Powder and Explosives," and "Chemical Warfare Agents." These are the same
headings which appear in the "Production Plan" of 9/10 June 1938 (NI- 8799 Pros. Ex. 436), which has been reproduced
in part above and which is mentioned in the second paragraph of this document.
Even the subheadings to the main headings are the same in both of the
production plans. The production figures for the different products differ,
however, in most instances.
² Document NI-8799, Prosecution Exhibit 436. reproduced in part
earlier in this section.
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