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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-7121
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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LETTER FROM THE REICH MINISTER OF ECONOMICS TO
FARBEN'S LIAISON
OFFICE WEHRMACHT. 5 JULY 1939,
CONCERNING FARBEN'S LUDWIGSHAFEN-OPPAU
PLANT AND SERIOUS QUESTIONS OF MILITARY
ECONOMY RELATED THERETO
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| The
Reich Minister of Economics |
Berlin W 8, 5 July 1939 |
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Chem. 3637/39 g |
Behrenstrasse 43 |
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To: I.G. Farbenindustrie
Attention: Dr. Gorr — or deputy
Berlin W 8, Unter den Linden 82
Subject: I.G. Farben, Ludwigshafen
/Oppau Plant
The situation of your Ludwigshafen/Oppau plant which, from
the military point of view, must be considered most perilous, and which already
has often been discussed with the officials of Vermittlungsstelle W, has led to
the discussion of the problems arising from it in a Reich Ministry of Economics
conference in conjunction with representatives of the High Command of the
Wehrmacht and the Reich Plenipotentiary for Chemistry. This discussion took
place on 26 June under the chairmanship of Ministerialdirigent Mulert in the
presence of representatives of I.G. Farbenindustrie. |
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Firstly, it was explained that all the main building projects in
Ludwigshafen/Oppau, except the Oppanol plant, the fatty acid plant, and the
nitrogen extension, are practically completed. The plant for the production of
polysuperamide is the only one which has just been started.
In order to
assure that further additions to the Ludwigshafen/ Oppau plant shall in no
circumstances be made, if considerations of military economy make this seem
inadvisable, I request that in future the Reich Ministry of Economics be
informed of all new plans for expansion in sufficiently good time for
objections to be made to the execution of these plans and for the extension to
be stopped, insofar as this is necessary for reasons of military economy.
Letters on this subject are to be sent directly to the Reich Ministry of
Economics, attention of Ministerialdirigent Dr. Mulert, quoting the subject
heading, "Examination of Building Projects from the Point of View of Military
Economy." |
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