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[Ver…] waltungsrat. Defendant Alfried Krupp was appointed a
member of the latter, Paul Pleiger was appointed the company's manager. It was
formed for the purpose of enabling the coal and iron and iron producing plants
and foundries which still existed in Russia to be utilized and operated through
this agency of the Reich. It was authorized to shut down plants under its
control, lease them or hand them over to other enterprises.
The Krupp
firm was desirous of participating in the spoliation of the eastern territories
and negotiations toward that end took place between defendant Alfried Krupp and
Pleiger, BHO’s manager, which are described by the former as follows
(NIK-11669, Pros. Ex. 1405): |
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“After the occupation of the
Ukraine, a Berlin government office — I have forgotten which one it was
— suggested to the Krupp firm (sometime in the spring of 1942) that it
declare itself ready for participation in the resumption of operations in the
Ukrainian iron and steel industry. The object should be to supply the combat
troops and rear echelons, to repair the communication system and installations
and to deliver supplies for the coal mines of the Donets
district. |
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“Due to my acquaintance with
Pleiger and the necessity for cooperation with the Reich Associations
‘Iron’ and ‘Coal’ (RVE and RVK) I drew the assignment for
conducting the first Krupp negotiations with Pleiger. In agreement with * * *,
I made assent of the Krupp firm dependent on the question which of the works
would be operated by Krupp and in what form this was to be done.
“* * * Following an inspection trip in company with Mr. Pleiger to
several works (at and near Stalino, Mariupol, and Kramatorskaya) in June 1942,
I proposed to my colleagues, that we take over the sponsorship for the
following works: the machine factory in Kramatorsk, Kramatorskaya, the steel
works Asov and the steel works Ilyitch in
Mariupol.” |
| A meeting was held in defendant Loeser’s office in August 1942,
attended by defendants Loeser and Krupp for the purpose of discussing the
problems arising in connection with the operation of factories in the Ukraine.
It was decided at this meeting that the defendant Korschan would be the chief
manager of the machine factory at Kramatorsk. It was understood that the BHO
would not interfere with the management of the plant and it was also agreed
that Pleiger should be urged to effect the assignment of the sponsorships as
soon as possible. A few days thereafter, |
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