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The word “Direktorium,” however, was sometimes used to
describe the central direction of the firm long before December 1943.
Concerning this, the Tribunal stated in its judgment; “The word
‘Vorstand’ and ‘Direktorium’ were used interchangeably in
the documents in evidence. Both terms refer to the small group of men in the
Krupp concern in whom management was centralized. ‘Direktorium’ is
the name given to that body after the reorganization in December 1943. There
was, in fact, no difference in responsibility and activities within the
concern.”
Section B, immediately following, contains only a few
contemporaneous documents concerning the organization of the Krupp firm and a
stipulation concerning the personal history of and the positions held by the
defendant Alfried Krupp. The numerous positions of the defendants, as set forth
in the indictment, appear in the early charging paragraphs, where the
“persons accused as guilty” are described, and in appendix A (sec. I)
of the indictment, which gives a much fuller statement. The nature of the
various positions held by the defendants appear from contemporaneous documents,
affidavits, and interrogations far too numerous to set forth herein. However,
later sections of this volume contain numerous contemporaneous documents and
affidavits of defendants which bear directly on the positions and the manner in
which the defendants exercised their responsibilities. The reader specifically
interested in the acts and responsibilities of a particular defendant is also
referred to the opening statements of the prosecution and the defense (sec. IV)
and to the judgment of the Tribunal (sec. XI) |
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| B. Contemporaneous Documents and Positions of the
Defendants |
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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI 2850
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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EXTRACTS FROM THE CHARTER OF FRIED. KRUPP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT IN
ESSEN, AS
REVISED ON 18 MARCH 1939 |
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| TITLE I |
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NAME, LOCATION, LIFE OF THE CORPORATION,
PURPOSE OF THE ENTERPRISES |
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| Article 1 |
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| The corporation bears the name “Fried. Krupp
Aktiengesellschaft”. It is located in Essen on the Ruhr.
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