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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-7428
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 217
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LETTER FROM DEFENDANT KRAUCH TO FARBEN'S LUDWIGSHAFEN
PLANT, 26
AUGUST 1938, CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF CERTAIN INTERMEDIATE AND DIRECT
MUSTARD GAS EXPERIMENTS, AND
DISCUSSING KRAUCH'S AUTHORITY IN THIS
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Dr.
C. Krauch [Stamp]
Dr. C. Krauch |
Berlin W 9, Saarlandstr. 128
26 August 1938 |
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Plenipotentiary General of Minister President Field Marshal Goering
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Special Questions of Chemical Production |
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| Confirmed on 5 September |
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| 1938 [Handwritten]
OV [Initials]
LK |
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To: I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Ludwigshafen/Rhine
Subject:
Diglycol Expansion, Ethylene Experimental Plant Sodingen,
Direct-Process
[Direkt-Lost] Mustard Gas Experiments
In accordance with the decision
of Field Marshal Goering of 22 August 1938 I give you the additional
information that the building projects for diglycol expansion, ethylene
experimental plant Sodingen, and Direkt-Lost experiments have been classified
as urgent top priority building projects, for which no postponement of the
deadline set for their completion can be tolerated.
Field Marshal
Goering has appointed me his plenipotentiary in this sphere of work. My task is
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"to further the execution of the
production program with the utmost energy, constantly to control the work
necessary to carry this out, to remove all obstacles which might arise as
quickly as possible, and to ensure all conditions necessary to carry on the
work in accordance with instructions." |
Some time ago you already received an order from the Army Ordnance
Office for the expansion of the plants mentioned above.
I am
responsible for the procurement of the steel, the funds and the workers, as
well as for the supervision of the construction work.*
Individual
settlements with you in your capacity as trustee, as well as individual
allocation of steel, will also in future be made |
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