Part 11
6. Exhibits II, III and IV which are attached hereto, and marked by me, are certificates by the appropriate American, French and Soviet Authorities that the requirements of the said two orders of the International Military Tribunal have been fulfilled.
As to the British Zone, I have ascertained by enquiries from the said Public Relations Branch of the Control Commission for Germany (British Element) that the two notices have been widely distributed and publicised through the channels most appropriate for the purpose as stated in paragraph 4 of this my declaration. Furthermore I have similarly ascertained that appropriate action has been taken by British Military Authorities for reading and posting in Prisoner-of-War Camps wherever practicable.
“Exhibit V” attached hereto and marked by me is a certificate as to publication of the two notices in newspapers and on the radio in Berlin and in the British Zone of occupation.
7. I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and I declare that the information which I give therein has been obtained by me through official sources and from those persons whose duty it is to give such official information.
/s/ R. W. H. HORTIN Major
Declared by the above-named Richard William Hurlstone Hortin This 17th day of November 1945 In my presence:
/s/ R. O. WILBERFORCE Brigadier, Deputy Chief, Legal Division, C. C. G. (B. E.).
Exhibit II. Dissemination in the American Zone INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
— against —
HERMANN WILHELM GÖRING, et al.,
Defendants. _Certificate_
I hereby certify that at the request of the above entitled tribunal, through Harold B. Willey, General Secretary, I have performed the following services in connection with publication, broadcast and posting of notices in the above entitled cause under order of the above entitled tribunal issued at Nuremberg, Germany, on or about 18 October 1945:
1. In cooperation with Major R. W. H. Hortin, Legal Division, Advance Headquarters, Control Commission for Germany (British Element), Berlin, on or about 23 October 1945, I arranged for the initial printing of 10,000 copies of the attached notice by the Ullstein Press, Berlin (Exhibit “I”). On 26 October 1945 I personally took delivery of 2,500 of the said notices and delivered them to Major E. K. Neumann, Chief Public Safety Officer, U. S. Headquarters, Berlin District, for posting in the U.S. Zone of Berlin. Major Neumann’s indorsement to basic letter dated 27 October 1945 is attached as Exhibit “II A”. From my personal knowledge the posters were posted throughout the U.S. Zone, Berlin, as stated by Major Neumann. The remaining 7,500 posters of the original 10,000 were delivered to Major Hortin for posting in the British, Soviet, and French sectors of Berlin. To my personal knowledge they were so posted.
2. On or about 26 October 1945 I arranged for the publication of 190,000 additional posters. Ninety thousand of these were personally delivered to me on 31 October 1945, and by me shipped to the Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone, Frankfurt, Germany, for posting in the U.S. Zone and the delivery of 40,000 to Headquarters, French Military Government at Baden-Baden, Germany, for posting in the French Zone. A copy of the cable of instruction sent to Headquarters, Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone, is attached and marked Exhibit “II B”.
3. To my personal knowledge the Office of Information Control Service, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.), (Lt. Col. R. K. Fried, Executive Officer), relayed the attached notice to all German language newspapers and radio stations operating in the U.S. Zone with instructions to print and broadcast same as directed in the Tribunal’s order. A further certificate of compliance with this provision of the Tribunal’s order will be made by the Office of Information Control upon expiration of the fourth week on 17 November 1945.
Dated at Berlin, Germany, this 15th day of November 1945.
/s/ ALEXANDER G. BROWN, 0-912504, Lt. Colonel, AUS-AC, Legal Division, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.)
/s/ R. W. H. HORTIN Major
Exhibit II A. Dissemination in the American Zone
OFFICE OF MILITARY GOVERNMENT FOR GERMANY (U.S.) Legal Division APO 742
27 October 1945
SUBJECT : Posting of International Military Tribunal Posters. TO : Public Safety Division, U.S. Headquarters, Berlin District (Major Neumann).
1. It is requested that necessary action be taken to post 2,500 copies of the two orders of the International Military Tribunal in the case of Hermann Wilhelm Göring et al. in the U.S. Sector of Berlin on or before 1800 hours, 27 October 1945.
2. The Legal Division, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) requests that a report be made at your earliest convenience advising as to the posting as requested in par. 1.
3. This request is in confirmation of arrangements previously made by Major Neumann and Lt. Col. Alexander G. Brown (76 X6110), this headquarters.
/s/ Charles Fahy Director 1st Ind.
U.S.Hq.B.D. & Hq. F.A.A., OMG, P.S., APO 755, U.S. Army, 31 Oct 45.
TO: Legal Division, OMGGUS, APO 742.
1. Pursuant to request 2,500 copies of the two orders of the International Military Tribunal in the case of Hermann Wilhelm Göring et al. were posted in the U.S. Sector of Berlin before 1800 hrs, 27 October 1945.
2. Said orders were on said date and before said hour posted upon bulletin boards and in other conspicuous places, to the approximate number of 435, in each of the six VBKs, namely Steglitz, Zehlendorf, Kreuzberg, Tempelhof, Schöneberg, Neukölln, which constitute the U.S. Sector of Berlin.
/s/ E. K. NEUMANN Major, A. C. Chief Public Safety Officer
Exhibit II B. Dissemination in the American Zone
HQ. U.S. GROUP C.C. A.G. CABLES OUTGOING MESSAGE _UNCLASSIFIED_ _PRIORITY_
TO : LEGAL BRANCH, OMGGUS ZONE FROM : OMGGUS FROM FAHY SIGNED CLAY INFO : INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL, NUREMBERG
REF NO : CC-18221 TOO: 291200 B Oct 45 em
Legal Division, OMGGUS, at request of the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, has arranged for the printing of 100,000 copies of official notice to defendants. Shipment of approximately this number by air priority will be made to OMGGUS Zone as soon as they are printed, probably Thursday. It is desired that one-half of the shipment be relayed by OMGGUS Zone, to Headquarters, French Military Government, Baden-Baden. Court has directed that the notices be posted on official bulletin boards throughout US Zone and read and posted in all prisoner of war camps. Similar distribution has been ordered in other zones in Germany. Request Legal Branch, OMGGUS Zone, take necessary action to insure immediate relay of posters to the French and immediate distribution to military detachments throughout US Zone with instruction that they shall be posted within 24 hours of receipt. Distribution by OMGGUS Zone, to include Bremen Enclave, but not Berlin District. Distribution in Berlin District made direct by Legal Division, OMGGUS. Request that regional military government detachments report through Legal Branch, OMGGUS Zone, to Harold B. Willey, General Secretary, International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, upon compliance with posting of notices as directed, and that a copy of such report be forwarded to Legal Division, OMGGUS.
ORIGINATOR: Legal AUTH: F. H. GORDON Major
INFORMATION: O/SS, Pub. Relations, AG Records. CC 18221 30 Oct 45 JAK/tb 0444B _UNCLASSIFIED_
Exhibit II C. Dissemination in the American Zone INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
— against —
HERMANN WILHELM GÖRING, et al.,
Defendants. _Certificate_
I hereby certify that acting on instruction from Lieut. Colonel Raymond K. Fried I have performed the following services or have been informed of the following facts in connection with the publication and broadcast of notices in the above entitled cause under order of the above titled tribunal issued at Nuremberg, Germany, on or about 18 October, 1945:
1. I caused to be transmitted to the DANA news service in Bad Nauheim copies of the attached notices to Martin Bormann and to members of certain organizations (Exhibit I) with instructions that these notices were to be published in German language newspapers in the United States Zone of Germany and the United States Sector of Berlin, and broadcast over radio stations in the United States Zone.
2. Through the Radio Section of Information Control Division, U.S. Forces, European Theater, I have been informed that the above mentioned notices were broadcast three times each between October 26 and November 8, 1945 (Exhibit II D).
3. Through the DANA news service and through personal observation I have learned that copies of the above mentioned notices were printed in German language newspapers in the United States Zone and the United States sector of Berlin between 18 October and 17 November 1945.
Dated at Berlin, Germany, this 23rd day of November 1945.
/s/ HOWARD DENBY Press Control News Unit (Berlin) Information Control Division United States Forces, European Theater
Exhibit II D. Dissemination in the American Zone
SUBJECT : War Crimes Indictments. TO : Colonel Murphy.
1. The general indictment of the 24 defendants and the Nazi organizations was broadcast at 2015 on October 26, November 3 and November 8.
2. The notification to Bormann to the effect that he would be tried _in absentia_ if he did not appear personally for trial was broadcast at 2000 hours October 26, November 2 and November 8.
3. All of these broadcasts originated at Luxembourg and were relayed by Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart.
/s/ GERALD F. MAULSBY Chief, Radio Section
Exhibit III A. Dissemination in the French Zone COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF FRANÇAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
GOUVERNEMENT MILITAIRE Baden-Baden, 23 November 1945 DE LA Counsellor Furby ZONE FRANÇAISE Director General of Justice D’OCCUPATION Representative in Germany for DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE the Search of War Criminals de la JUSTICE to Le Directeur Général The Delegate of the Provisional Government of the French Republic of the Prosecution of the International Military Tribunal of the Major War Criminals
I certify that at the date of the 21st November 1945 the notice concerning the trial by the International Military Tribunal of the issue of the criminal character of certain organizations had been published in the German language in the French Zone of Occupation over the radio and newspapers at least once a week for two weeks, and that this publication will be continued for another two weeks over the one radio station of the French Zone (Koblenz) and in twelve German papers to give the widest possible dissemination throughout the French Zone.
I further certify that this notice was also published by the form of postings ordinarily employed by the military authorities in conveying information to the civilian population.
I further certify that this notice has been delivered to the appropriate French authorities in charge of prisoners of war for publication in the German language wherever practicable in prisoner of war camps in which Germans are imprisoned, in such manner as the officers commanding such camps may decide.
The Director General of Justice Representative in Germany for the Search of War Criminals,
(Seal) /s/ FURBY
Exhibit III B. Dissemination in the French Zone COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF FRANÇAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
GOUVERNEMENT MILITAIRE Baden-Baden, 23 November 1945 DE LA ZONE FRANÇAISE Counsellor Furby D’OCCUPATION Director General of Justice DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE Representative in Germany for de la the Search of War Criminals JUSTICE Le Directeur Général to
The Delegate of the Provisional Government of the French Republic of the Prosecution of the International Military Tribunal of the Major War Criminals
_Certificate to General Secretary_
I certify that at the date of the 21st November 1945 the notice to Martin Bormann that he is charged with having committed Crimes against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity as set forth in an indictment which has been lodged with this Tribunal, had been published in the German language in the French Zone of Occupation over the radio and newspapers at least once a week for two weeks, the first publication having been made during the week beginning October the 12th, and that this publication will be continued for another two weeks over the one radio station of the French Zone (Koblenz) and in twelve German papers to give the widest possible dissemination throughout the French Zone.
The Director General of Justice Representative in Germany for the Search of War Criminals, (Seal) /s/ FURBY
Exhibit IV A. Dissemination in the Russian Zone General Secretary, The International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg. _Certificate_
I hereby certify that announcement of the trial, by the International Military Tribunal of the criminal case of certain organizations was duly published in German in the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany in all the newspapers under our control namely: “Tägliche Rundschau”, “Berliner Zeitung”, “Deutsche Volkszeitung”, “Neue Zeit”, “Der Morgen”, “Das Volk”, (all published in Berlin), “Volksstimme”, “Volkszeitung”, “Thüringer Volkszeitung”, “Volksblatt” and “Sächsische Volksstimme” (all published in the provinces).
The publication was repeated weekly beginning 22nd October 1945. In addition it was broadcast weekly over the Berlin radio.
Furthermore I certify that this announcement was posted in bill form.
Chief of Information Bureau, Soviet Military Administration in Germany /s/ I. TUGARINOV 14 November 1945 17/11/45 A. KUDROV /s/ Exhibit IV B. Dissemination in the Russian Zone General Secretary, The International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg. _Certificate_
I hereby certify that the complete text of the statement of Martin Bormann to the effect that he is guilty in full measure of crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity, as set forth in the Indictment presented to this Tribunal, has been read in German over the radio in the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany once a week starting with Oct. 22, that is, Oct. 24, Nov. 3, Nov. 10, and Nov. 17, 1945.
Concurrently on these same dates it was published in Berlin in the following papers: “Tägliche Rundschau”, “Berliner Zeitung”, “Deutsche Volkszeitung”, “Neue Zeit”, “Der Morgen”, “Das Volk”.
Moreover, each week it was published in the following provincial newspapers: “Volksblatt”, “Sächsische Volkszeitung”, “Volkszeitung”, “Thüringer Volkszeitung”.
Chief of Information Bureau, Soviet Military Administration in Germany /s/ I. TUGARINOV 17 November 1945
Exhibit V A. Dissemination in the British Zone PR/ISC Group, Advance Headquarters, Control Commission for Germany (British Element), BERLIN, B.A.O.R. The General Secretary, International Military Tribunal.
I certify that the notice concerning the trial by the International Military Tribunal of the issue of the criminal character of certain organizations has been published in the German language in the British Zone of occupation in the following newspapers, at least once a week for four weeks:
Circulation for week ending 27 Oct 45. Neue Westfälische Zeitung 1,000,000 Neue Rheinische Zeitung 520,000 Kölnischer Kurier 370,000 Ruhr Zeitung 500,000 Aachener Nachrichten 110,000 Neue Hamburger Presse 402,500 Lübecker Post 156,000 Kieler Kurier 210,000 Hamburger Nachrichtenblatt 108,100 Lübecker Nachrichtenblatt 47,600 Kieler Nachrichtenblatt 17,500 Flensburger Nachrichtenblatt 12,500 Neuer Hannoverscher Kurier 433,000 Nordwest Nachrichten 301,000 Hannoversches Nachrichtenblatt 22,500 Neues Oldenburger Tageblatt 40,100 Lüneburger Post 178,900 Braunschweiger Neue Presse 150,500 Der Berliner 300,000
It has also been broadcast over the transmitters at Hamburg and Cologne (Langenberg).
I certify that it has thereby received the widest possible dissemination throughout the British Zone.
/s/ W. H. A. BISHOP Major-General, Chief, PR/ISC Group, Control Commission for Germany (BE).
BERLIN, 15 Nov 45. Exhibit V B. Dissemination in the British Zone PR/ISC Group, Advance Headquarters, Control Commission for Germany (British Element), BERLIN, B.A.O.R. The General Secretary, International Military Tribunal,
I certify that the notice to Martin Bormann that he is charged with having committed Crimes against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity as set forth in an indictment which has been lodged with this Tribunal has been read in full in the German language once a week for four weeks over the radio in the British Zone, the first reading having been during the week of October 22, 1945, and that it has also been published in four separate issues of “Der Berliner”, the newspaper published in the British sector of Berlin.
/s/ W. H. A. BISHOP Major General, Chief, PR/ISC Group. Control Commission for Germany (B. E.)
BERLIN, 15 Nov 45 /s/ R. W. H. HORTIN
CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE ON INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL 24 October 1945 _Certificate to General Secretary_
I certify that I have served the following documents: (1) Indictment, (2) Notice, (3) Charter of International Military Tribunal, (4) Rule 2 (d) of the Rules of the International Military Tribunal, and (5) list of German lawyers, on the following named defendants at the time and place stated, by personally delivering to each of them a copy in the German language of each of the above-named documents:
HESS, Rudolf 19 October 45 Nuremberg GÖRING, Hermann 19 October 45 Nuremberg JODL, Alfred 19 October 45 Nuremberg VON RIBBENTROP, Joachim 19 October 45 Nuremberg KEITEL, Wilhelm 19 October 45 Nuremberg LEY, Robert 19 October 45 Nuremberg VON NEURATH, Constantin 19 October 45 Nuremberg SAUCKEL, Fritz 19 October 45 Nuremberg VON PAPEN, Franz 19 October 45 Nuremberg DÖNITZ, Karl 19 October 45 Nuremberg SEYSS-INQUART, Arthur 19 October 45 Nuremberg FRANK, Hans 19 October 45 Nuremberg ROSENBERG, Alfred 19 October 45 Nuremberg FUNK, Walter 19 October 45 Nuremberg FRICK, Wilhelm 19 October 45 Nuremberg SPEER, Albert 19 October 45 Nuremberg VON SCHIRACH, Baldur 19 October 45 Nuremberg SCHACHT, Hjalmar 19 October 45 Nuremberg STREICHER, Julius 19 October 45 Nuremberg KALTENBRUNNER, Ernst 19 October 45 Nuremberg
I further certify that I have apprised each of the above-named defendants of his right to the employment and designation of counsel.
/s/ A. M. S. NEAVE, Major.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT GUSTAV KRUPP VON BOHLEN
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL 23 October 1945 _Certificate to General Secretary_
I certify that I have served the following documents: (1) Indictment, (2) Notice, (3) Charter of International Military Tribunal, (4) Rule 2(d) of the Rules of the International Military Tribunal, and (5) List of German Lawyers, on the following named defendant at the time and place stated, by personally delivering to him a copy in the German language of each of the above-named documents:
HERR GUSTAV KRUPP VON BOHLEN, 19 October 1945, Blühbach near Werfen, Austria.