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when Albrecht succeeded in
putting it in Hitler's hands. I don't know that.
Q. It was submitted to
Albrecht before you knew anything about this speech of 26 April?
A.
Yes, that is certain. |
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3. FURTHER
DEVELOPMENTS PRINCIPALLY WHILE THIERACK WAS REICH MINISTER OF JUSTICE (AUGUST 1942-1945) |
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a. "Special Treatment." Further relations with
officials of the Nazi Party, the Gestapo, the SD, and the SS |
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TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-059 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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FILE NOTE
CONCERNING A CONFERENCE OF 18 SEPTEMBER 1942 AT HIMMLER'S FIELD
HEADQUARTERS BETWEEN HIMMLER, REICH MINISTER OF JUSTICE THIERACK, AND
DEFENDANT ROTHENBERGER |
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RK 13227 B 21 Sept
1942 |
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Field Headquarters,
19 September 1942 |
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Subject: Judicial reform
1. Remark On 18 September 1942 following an invitation by the
Reich Leader SS, Dr. Thierack, Reich Minister of Justice, and Dr. Rothenberger,
State Secretary, met at the Reich Leader's field command post. They had a
discussion, lasting 5½ hours, with the Reich Leader, in which also
participated on the side of the Reich Leader, SS Gruppenfuehrer Streckenbach
(Security Police) and SS Oberstrumbannfuehrer Bender (SS judge with the Reich
Leader SS and Chief of the German Police). The results of the discussion, about
which State Secretary Dr. Rothenberger expressed greatest satisfaction, are to
be summarized in minutes.¹
[Notation in
ink] Afterward the Reich Minister of Justice and the Reich Leader SS had a
private conversation. ²
2. Obediently
submitted to the Reich Minister. |
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[Initial] L
[Lammers] September, 22 [Initial] F [Ficker] |
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3. For the files. Justice 24
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__________ ¹ Reich Minister
Thierack's minutes concerning this conference are reproduced immediately below
(Doc. 654-PS, Pros. Ex. 39). ² See the testimony of defendant
Rothenberger concerning this notation and Thierack's minutes of the meeting,
reproduced later in this section.
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