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new buna installation, and for that, an order had also been issued by
the Reich Ministry of Economics shortly before or at the same time, I
don’t know which.
The entire construction management of this twin
enterprise was to be taken over by the Ludwigshafen Senior Engineer Faust, who
had the reputation of being a great construction engineer, and who had already
been active in several other such enterprises.
The chemical
management of the buna plant, another man, Dr. Eisfeld, was supposed to
take over, and Dr. Braus was supposed to take over the chemical end of the
Leuna plant, the so-called synthesis.
Q. And now what was your task in
particular?
A. As I said, my job was the planning and construction of
the installation planned for Merseburg, and beyond that, together with
Ludwigshafen, I was supposed to plan and construct the combined technical
installations for the buna and gasoline plant, and the installations for
supplying water and electric power, and also the transportation installation.
This will all be gathered from a contemporary letter of Dr. Ambros to Dr. von
Staden, which I have in front of me in the original and from which I will
quote. The letter was written on the 15th of March, 1941, and it
says: |
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“I confirm the telephone
conversation just held with you according to which, Mr. Duerrfeld on Monday
— ” |
| MR. MINSKOFF: I object until the document is offered in
evidence. |
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| PRESIDING JUDGE SHAKE: Let him finish since he is started. Go ahead
and finish. |
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| DEFENDANT DUERRFELD: |
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"* * * on Monday, the 24th of
March will come to Ludwigshafen in order to speak about the project of buna IV.
This date is appropriate because by that time Dr. Eisfeld will have returned
from his leave, and I will have regulated the other personnel questions from
Ludwigshafen. We have agreed that Dr. Duerrfeld will be given or handed the
entire Ludwigshafen project, and he himself will occupy himself in a
responsible manner with the question of electric power and water supply, and
with the railroad and transportation installations."* |
PRESIDING JUDGE SHAKE: Dr. Seidl, it will be necessary for you to
make that paper an exhibit so it is available for the Tribunal and for the
prosecution. Is it in any of your books?
DR. SEIDL: It is not yet in
any of our books, Your Honor, and I must confess that by mistake we did not put
it in there, but we will make a supplement and we will introduce the document
to the Tribunal, but I can give it a number now.
PRESIDING JUDGE SHAKE:
Perhaps if you will give it a number now |
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* The entire text of the
document is quoted here.
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