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A. No, no, that's the same Kehrl, but Kehrl was not the chief of the
Central Planning Board.
MR. SPRECHER: To understand what is funny about
that, Your Honors, I'm afraid you will have to know a little German. Kehrl,
which is also "Karl," means fellow in German as well.
Q. Now, the
Schieber that is mentioned there is the Schieber - - |
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Your Honors, the word “Schieber” means “black
marketeer” in German. Now the Schieber that is mentioned is the Schieber
who testified here,¹ is that right?
A. Yes, that's right.
MR. SPRECHER: That humor was unintentional, Your Honor. I am sorry.
Now, Dr. ter Meer, you are aware that the prosecution has alleged that the acts
and conduct set forth under count two of the indictment, concerning alleged
spoliation, are also incorporated as acts and conduct in count one, on the
theory that they were directly related to the carrying on or waging of wars of
aggression, among other things. Now I want to ask you a factual question. I
have made that statement so that you are fully advised of my purpose, and there
is absolutely no surprise in this question of fact. In view of the statements
you have just made, with respect to Francolor production during the war, is it
not a completely fair statement to say that this production program in France
and as it was carried out in France, was directly and unequivocally related and
integrated with Germany’s war production program?
A. Yes.
Q. Dr. ter Meer, I have one last document to show you, and that happens
to be the outside [cover page] of your personal folder found in Frankfurt,
concerning Francolor. It is entitled, “France, 1940-41. German-French
Dyestuffs Discussion.” Under this heading on the outside of the folder
there appears a little extract from a poem, or a ditty of some kind. The words
are, in the German, “Denn im Wald da sind die Raeuber,” which may be
translated as followed: “For in the woods there are the robbers.”
I ask you whether or not that is in your own handwriting?
A.
Yes, it is.
Q. I have no further questions on that point.
PRESIDING JUDGE SHAKE: You had better make your showing here now that
document, NI-14235 becomes your Exhibit 1888²; is that
correct? |
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¹ Walter L.
Schieber’s testimony is recorded in the mimeographed transcript, 14
January 1948, pages 5259-5295.
² Not reproduced herein.
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