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Date for the commencement of operations
In a letter to
be sent to the Plenipotentiary General for Special Questions of Chemical
Production Krauch, Duerrfeld is to list all difficulties and
obstacles hindering progress in the building program, insofar as they can
already be assessed. This letter is to contain not only information on existing
bottlenecks hindering speedier progress in building such as shortage of
building materials, difficulties connected with the employment of inmates, the
supply of housing facilities, et cetera; but also detailed information as to
the extent to which the general housing problem and existing living conditions
in and around Auschwitz are proving a hindrance to progress in 1942. In this
connection, mention has to be made of the fact that IG alone is not in a
position to effect any improvement, but that the support of all authorities
carrying influence in this sphere, in particular that of the Plenipotentiary
General for Construction is necessary in order that special measures, adapted
to local requirements, might be taken to further the plans for the expansion of
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TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT EC-489*
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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| LETTER FROM LT. COL. KIRSCHNER (DEPUTY TO DEFENDANT KRAUCH) TO
GENERAL THOMAS, 20 OCTOBER 1941, CONCERNING KRAUCH'S IDEA FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF
RUSSIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE ARMAMENT INDUSTRY, AND OTHER
MATTERS |
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Lt. Colonel Kirschner, on active duty, Staff of the Plenipotentiary
General for Special Questions of Chemical Production,
Professor Dr. C.
Krauch
7617/41 secret |
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Berlin W 9, 20 Oct. 1941
Saarlandstr. 128
Tel:
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[Stamp]
Secret |
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[Stamp]
Office of Military Economics and Armaments
Department Armaments IV
23 October 1941
Ref. No. [Handwritten] 6849/41 secret
Encl. 1
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* Photographic reproduction
of this document appears in the appendix.
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