of individual firms or enterprises, the company is entitled to
conclude with them temporary contracts in accordance with the directives given
by the central offices entrusted with trusteeships. The formal conveyance of
the objects intended for administration (and the signature of the definitive
contracts) will be the task of the local offices entrusted with trusteeship.
The taking up of practical activity by the firms and businessmen selected by
the company must not, however, be delayed by this.
The question of
reestablishing private ownership in the occupied territories cannot be decided
at this juncture, out of consideration for those taking part in the war.
Industrialists who, in the interest of the war effort, offer their services now
for the rebuilding of the eastern economy may, however, be confident that they
will receive preference later, along with the war veterans.
I request
all offices within the Reich and the Occupied Eastern Territories to allow the
Wirtschaftseinsatz Ost G. m. b. H. to function in the Occupied Eastern
Territories and to give it all necessary assistance. |
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Signed: GOERING
Certified: SCHUETZE
(Administrative
Assistant ) |
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| Distribution: |
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High Command of the Armed Forces, WFS [Operations Staff] WiStab Ost
[Economic Staff East]
High Command of the Armed Forces, AWA [Section for
General Armed Forces Matters]
High Command of the
Army, Gen. Qu. [Quartermaster General] |
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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-4971
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT NO.
15 |
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| LETTER FROM FARBEN TO THE REICH MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS, 3 JULY 1942,
CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE UTILIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER
PROCESSES |
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I. G. FARBENINDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,
LUDWIGSHAFEN
RHINE |
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| 3 July 1942 |
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To the Reich Ministry of Economics
Attention: Ministerialrat
Reinbothe
Berlin W 8, Behrenstrasse 43 |
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| SECRET! |
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| Dr. H/Ho |
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Synthese-Kautschuk-Ost G. m. b. H.
On the basis of the
discussion of 12 June 1942 at your Ministry and the meetings of experts that
followed, far-reaching agreement |
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