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A. I don’t think so. As I stated, they were not looking for
healthy men to march into the camp. Also, I had the assistance of about three
other inmates who sort of protected me, inasmuch as I was in about the second
row, you see, and when we were counted — the guard that counted us
didn’t look at every man to see if he were English, Irish, Scotch, or
Welsh. He would have had to be a real magician to see that I was English among
those people.
Q. Very well. You were in one of the barracks in which
the inmates lived. How many beds were there in this barrack? Can you estimate
that?
A. Yes. I should say in that particular barrack that I walked
into, I should say very roughly about 200 to 250 beds. They were three tiers
high, and it seemed as if thousands marched into this room, because when I got
into the barracks the man who was acting as a sort of guardian to me led me to
the second tier, but although the inmates were not very strong I am afraid I
missed the boat there and I had to sit up half the night.
Q. We want to
understand each other correctly. I don't want to know how many places there
were where one could sleep, I am asking you for the bedsteads, how many
bedsteads were in this barrack?
A. I am sorry. I should say roughly
about 200 or 250.
Q. Very well. Did you see any other pieces of
furniture in these barracks? Were there many places to sit, stools or chairs?
A. No. There were no stools or chairs to sit on, but there were in this
particular barrack this particular night — I am telling you what I saw
— that there were three tables. Of course, I never took notice, but as
there was insufficient bed space, I mean a bed could have been put where this
particular table was, it struck meat the time very funny.
DR. TRABANDT:
Thank you, that is enough.
PRESIDING JUDGE SHAKE: Any further
questioning, Gentlemen? If not, is there any redirect examination?
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
MR. MINSKOFF: Just one question.
Your Honors. With respect to the British prisoners of war, did you personally
ever make complaints to the management of I. G. Farben?
A. Oh, yes,
Sir. I had contact with Dr. Duerrfeld and his, shall we say, undermanagers. And
Dr. Duerrfeld very often visited Lager VI, once with a group of officers, and
on this particular occasion — I don't know the ranks of these particular
officers, but I sort of imagine they were of very high order, because they
tried their utmost to keep is British prisoners away from them — I managed
to go to the canteen and force my way in by bluff and complain to all the
people that were there.
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