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| that for the construction, too, a separate enterprise should be
founded. |
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| Q. When was Luranil founded — during or before the
war? |
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| A. In book 13 of the prosecution Document NI-4988, Prosecution Exhibit 355* is offered and
this is a file note about the foundation of Luranil G.m.b.H. dated 29 January
1940 - that is, during the war. There, I express quite clearly that the purpose
of the Luranil G.m.b.H. was twofold. Farben was not to appear in public with
such plans. Secondly, that the cost for such Reich-owned plants should be kept
strictly separate from other tasks of IG. Farben, and that went so far that
when Luranil hired personnel, they were not to become personnel of Farben, so
that Farben could not and would not take any responsibility for them. But we
didn't want to camouflage anything either. In the index of some prosecution
book it is hinted that Luranil was an artificial construction in order to
camouflage our work in this field. That was by no means so, for this report
says that in the case of all orders that went out in the name of Luranil, a
slip of paper was to be added wherein Farben stated that Luranil was a 100
percent subsidiary company of Farben, and that no customers should be afraid
that he would not be paid, because the means for meeting our obligations were
safeguarded and guaranteed by Farben. Mr. Hoffmann, we merely did not want to
have large signs on every construction site that said "IG. Farben;" that was
all. |
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L. Secrecy Regulations, Research and Development of Military
Importance, and Withholding of Strategic Information and
Know-How from Foreign Countries |
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| I. INTRODUCTION |
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| Most of the principal allegations of the indictment concerning
secrecy regulations, research and development for military purposes, and the
withholding of strategic information from foreign countries are contained under
two major subdivisions of count one: "B. Farben Synchronized All of its
Activities with the Military Planning of the German High Command," and "F.
Farben Participated in Weakening Germany's Potential Enemies." In the charges
concerning Farben's Liaison Office Wehrmacht the indictment charged: "One of
the first responsibilities given to the Vermittlungsstelle by the Wehrmacht was
the enforcement of stringent security measures in Farben, designed to enable
Germany to arm for war with as little notice as possible to the outside world"
(par. 20). Later, in the charges concerning Farben's |
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