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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NI-8364 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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LETTER FROM DR. UNGEWITTER CONCERNING STOCKPILING, AND CIRCULAR
LETTER OF FARBEN'S LIAISON OFFICE WEHRMACHT TRANSMITTING COPIES OF THIS
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| 1. Letter of Dr. Ungewitter, 2 August 1939 |
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| The Reich Plenipotentiary for Chemistry |
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Berlin W. 35, 2 August 1939 Sigismundstr. B Dr. Hy/Br, No.
2731/39 g 2 copies, 1 copy |
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Registered!
Dr. Kayser c/o I.G. Farbenindustrie
A.G. Vermittlungsstelle W, Berlin NW 7 Unter den Linden 82
Re:
Maintenance of Stockpiles of Raw and Auxiliary Materials
for Carrying Out of the Mobilization
Instructions for All Your Plants.
The basic principle must be that you stockpile those raw and auxiliary
materials which you have listed on page 2 and 3 of the mobilization orders
which were issued to you.
In agreement with the Reich Ministry of
Economics, I accordingly direct you to stockpile that amount of the raw and
auxiliary materials indicated by you as necessary for the execution of the
mobilization order, which will cover the requirements for 9 months, according
to this mobilization order.
Such raw and auxiliary materials as
cannot be stored on account of their lack of durability are exempted
from this obligation. It is, however, incumbent upon you to register as
priority transports the quantities of these materials required for the first 4
weeks, from the beginning of mobilization on, with the military-economic agency
concerned. If, in your opinion, any other reason should exist why the
procurement of 3 months' requirement of one or other of the auxiliary materials
would not be feasible, please inform me of this without delay. I would
expressly call to your attention that no mention whatever must be made to your
suppliers regarding the fact that the procurement is necessary for carrying out
the mobilization order. For rationed raw and auxil- [
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