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C. Policy toward the Acquisition of Plants in
Occupied Western Europe 
 
I. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTS  
  PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-048
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 643
 
CLAIMS OF GERMAN IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURERS WITH RESPECT TO OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF MINES AND STEEL WORKS IN AREAS OF WESTERN EUROPE NEWLY OCCUPIED BY GERMANY JUNE 1940.  
 
I. Letter from Poensgen¹ to Maulick and Reichert,² 10 June 1940 transmitting written report on a meeting of the “Small Circle”³
 
Vereinigte Stahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft (United Steel Works, Inc.) Duesseldorf.  
 
Attention: Messrs. Maulick
                Dr. Reichert 
 
In reply, mention: Secretariat E- Poensgen 
 
Our phone  Our reference   Duesseldorf 
2470   Pg/T 10 June 1940 
 
Subject: Meeting of the Small Circle of 7 June 40.

Herewith a written report on this meeting. You will see from it those points which should be dealt with further by you. I would ask you kindly to define your attitude to the various questions. 
 
[Signed] POENSGEN 
 
Enclosure. 
 
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2. Extracts from Poensgen’s written report on the “Small Circle” meeting of 7 June 1940, which included discussions of the policy of Minister Funk and the private iron and steel manufacturers regarding ownership and operation of enterprises in newly occupied western European areas (defendant Loeser attending) 
 
Conference of the Small Circle on Friday, 7 June 1940, at Duesseldorf, Stahlhaus-Sued (Steel Building, South), 8th floor.
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¹ Ernst Poensgen was chairman of the Vorstand of the Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG., one of the largest German steel combines, and chief of the Economic Group Iron Producing Industry until 1942.
² Reichert was manager of the Economic Group Iron Producing Industry.
² The “Small Circle” (Kleiner Kreis) was a loose association of the six largest privately owned iron and steel enterprises for such matters of joint concern as production, price, and wage policy.
 
 
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