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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-4961
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT NO.
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| LETTER FROM DEFENDANT VON SCHNITZLER TO DR. UNGEWITTER, MANAGER OF
THE ECONOMIC GROUP CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, 8 AUGUST 1941 |
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| Dr. G. v. Schnitzler |
Frankfurt Main, 8 August 1941
Grueneburgplatz |
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To Dr. Claus Ungewitter
Berlin W 35, Sigismundstrasse 6
Subject: Chemie Ostland G. m. b. H.
Dear Dr. Ungewitter,
I would like to take the liberty of referring again to our short
conversation of last Monday about the Chemie Ostland G. m. b. H.
In the
meantime Dr. Silcher, of our Berlin Legal Department, has informed us of the
draft of the Article of Partnership drawn up by the Reich Ministry of
Economics, and has advised us further that, in article 2, the Ministry does not
want any more extensive statutory limitation of the purposes of the company.
This is in order not to be hampered by the company's own charter, in addition
to other things, in the expected fight for the control of the chemical plants,
which will presumably be claimed to a large degree by the Reich Commissioners
and other state administrative offices. However, the Ministry is prepared to
confirm in writing, if we wish it, what Individual tasks are considered first
(see art. 2, par. 1 of our draft of 18 July 1941), and that the transfer of
further tasks to the G. m. b. H. will only take place after an understanding
with us. We believe that by this, our interests would be taken into
consideration sufficiently. The other firms concerned have, according to a
communication from the Ministry, not expressed any similar doubt or requests.
In article 8, the Ministry deliberately emphasized very strongly the
official character of the G. m. b. H. when dealing with the composition of the
Verwaltungsrat. This attitude is, after all, identical with the conception
which you and we upheld on the occasion of the discussions on Wednesday (16
July), at the Reich Ministry of Economics. The new enterprise is not supposed
to carry on business itself, but to be the liaison office, under the Economic
Group, which shall help with words and deeds to start the plants which are to
be managed in the future. That a great number of difficult problems will arise
very soon on this point is probably demonstrated best by the memorandum of Dr.
Oster on a discussion with Ministerialdirigent Dr. Mulert. I enclose a copy of
it, though you most likely have one already. As I told you recently, I would
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