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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-7562
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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EXTRACTS FROM AN ARTICLE BY DR. NEUKIRCH OF THE KRAUCH
OFFICE, 5
JUNE 1943, CONCERNING THE INCREASED PRODUCTION
OF LIGHT METALS UNDER THE
FOUR YEAR PLAN |
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THE PLENIPOTENTIARY FOR THE FOUR YEAR PLAN, THE
PLENIPOTENTIARY
GENERAL FOR SPECIAL QUESTIONS
OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTION |
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| Dr. Eberhard Neukirch¹ |
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| The Development of the Increased Production of Light Metals in the
Four Year Plan with Special Reference to the Time of Germany's War for
Liberation from 1939 Onwards² |
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| (Dedicated in grateful devotion to the Plenipotentiary General
Professor C. Krauch, on the occasion of the award of the Ritterkreuz zum
Kriegsverdienstkreuz)³ |
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| Berlin, 5 June 1943 |
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| Preface |
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As the "Military Economic Production Plan," drawn up by the
Plenipotentiary General for Chemistry in the course of the Four Year Plan, is
now approaching completion as far as the main features of the light metals
sector are concerned, the desire for a compilation which sets out the various
stages in chronological order and serves as a guide through the voluminous
files, thus enabling an over-all survey to be made later on, appears to be
justified.
When dealing with the expansion of an industry which has
been in existence for some time, its historical development, especially during
the last World War, is of particular significance.
In an introduction
of any length, the history of its development should, in each instance, precede
the individual metals if the history of its expansion is to be
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4. The Growth of the Magnesium Industry after the Assumption of
Power [Machtuebernahme] until the Beginning of the Four Year Plan 1933-1935
Despite successful efforts to establish magnesium as an industrial
material, it was not possible to keep the Bitterfeld plant |
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¹ Dr. Neukirch was
employed by Farben's Bitterfeld plant in the organic scientific laboratory
before he was assigned to the Krauch Office in 1936 (Tr., p. 8366).
²
Prosecution Exhibit 442, which appears above in the section on the Krauch
Office.
³ Knight's Cross of the War Service Cross (awarded to
civilians).
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