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		29 Nov. 45 located. The accompanying narration is taken directly from the reports of the military photographers who filmed the camps. While these motion pictures speak for themselves in evidencing life and death in Nazi concentration camps, proper authentication of the films is contained in the affidavits of the United States Army and Navy officers to which I have referred. As has been stated, this motion picture has been made available to all defense counsel and they possess copies in their Information Room of the supporting affidavits duly translated. If the Tribunal please, we shall proceed with the projection of the film, Document 2430-PS, Exhibit USA-79. [Photographs were then projected on the screen showing the following affidavits while at the same time the voices of the respective affiants were reproduced reading them.] "I, George C. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel, Army of the United States, hereby certify: "1. From 1 March 1945 to 8 May 1945 I was on active duty with the United States Army Signal Corps attached to the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, and among my official duties was direction of the photographing of the Nazi concentration camps and prison camps as liberated by Allied Forces. "2. The motion pictures which will be shown following this affidavit were taken by official Allied photographic teams in the course of their military duties, each team being composed of military personnel under the direction of a commissioned of officer.. "3. To the best of my knowledge and belief, these motion pictures constitute a true representation of the individuals and scenes photographed. They have not been altered in any respect since the exposures were made. The accompanying narration is a true statement of the facts and circumstances under which these pictures were made. "(Signed) George C. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel, AUS. "Sworn to before me this 2nd day of October 1945. "(Signed) James B. Donovan, Commander, United States Naval Reserve." "I, E. R. Kellogg, Lieutenant, United States Navy, hereby certify that: "1. From 1929 to 1941 I was employed at the Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Hollywood, California, as a director of film effects, and am familiar with all photographic techniques. Since 6 September 1941 to the present date of 27 August 1945, I have been on active duty with the United States Navy. 433
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