“I shall keep you, most honored Reichsmarshal, currently informed on this subject.
“Heil Hitler
“[initialled] HH” (1584-III-PS)
Inclosed with that letter was a report in tabular form of the number of prisoners being used in each of the concentration camps, the total man-hours for the month of January 1944, and the type of production in which such prisoners were engaged. That report is signed by Pohl, the Chief of WVHA (1584-III-PS). The total appearing under the column “Number of prisoners planned” is 90,785; under the column “Number of prisoners used,” 35,839; and under the column “Man-hours—January,” 8,733,495. (1584-III-PS)
The extent to which the number of prisoners was increased through SS efforts is illustrated by a report from Office Group D of WVHA, 15 August 1944:
| “Subject: | Report of the number of prisoners and Survey of prisoners clothing type G and Z and the supply of G available. |
| “Reference: | Telephone call by SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Waschkau on 15.8.44.” |
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“With reference to the above-mentioned telephone call, I am sending herewith a report on the actual number of prisoners for 1.8.1944 and of the new arrivals already announced, as well as the clothing report for 15.8.44.
| “(1). | The actual number on 1.8.44, consisted of: | |
| a. Male prisoners | 379,167 | |
| b. Female prisoners | 145,119 |
“In addition, there are the following new arrivals: