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  PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-11115
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1426
 
EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF FIRST CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE ON “IG PLANT AUSCHWITZ” AT FARBEN’S LUDWIGSHAFEN PLANT, 24 MARCH 1941, CONCERNING NECESSARY COOPERATION BETWEEN EXPERTS OF FARBEN’S LUDWIGSHAFEN AND LEUNA PLANTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, DISTRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONS, VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS, HOUSING OF STAFF; REPORT OF DEFENDANT DUERRFELD ON CONFERENCE WITH SS GENERAL WOLFF ON THE ROLE OF THE AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP, AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
  TABW/Hk Lu 314
31 March 1941 Gu 
 
IG Plant Auschwitz* First Construction conference on 24 March 1941 in Ludwigshafen on Rhine 
 
Present:  
  Director Dr. Ambros  Senior Engineer Dr. Mach
  Director Dr. von Staden                           Dr. Eisfeld 
  Director Dr. Eymann  Senior Engineer Faust 
  Senior Engineer Dr. Duerrfeld  Certified Engineer Heidebroek 
  Senior Engineer Santo   
 
In his introduction, Ambros welcomes the gentlemen present to the first construction conference for the new Auschwitz plant, and emphasizes the special advantages of cooperation between the Leuna Ludwigshafen plants. He expresses his conviction that, through friendly relations on the part of the experts of the two plants, a firm basis is assured for speedy and successful work and that, therby, in spite of the difficulties to be expected in the East, a guarantee for the establishment of a successful enterprise is provided.

As to procedure, Ambros proposes that construction conferences should be held at short regular intervals — for the time being, weekly — in Ludwigshafen, Leuna, and later in Auschwitz, in which, as far as possible, all competent experts should participate. In these first con- […ferences]
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* The initials of the defendant ter Meer appear at the bottom of the first page.
 
 
 
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