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Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 6.I5
International Military Tribunal, Indictment Number 1, Section IV (H); Appendix A.I29, 60
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Note: A single asterisk (*) before a document indicates that the document was received in evidence at the Nurnberg trial. A double asterisk (**) before a document number indicates that the document was referred to during the trial but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason given in parentheses following the description of the document. The USA series number, given in parentheses following the description of the document, is the official exhibit number assigned by the court.
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 *025-PSConference report of 4 September 1942 concerning the importation of domestic workers from the East into the Reich. (USA 698)III67
  057-PSCircular letter from Bormann to Political Leaders, 30 May 1944, concerning justice exercised by people against Anglo-American murderers. (USA 329)III102
 *058-PSHitler Order of 30 September 1944 concerning reorganization of the concerns of prisoners of war. (USA 456)III103
 *061-PSSecret Bormann letter, 11 January 1944, concerning large-scale organization for withdrawal of commodities from occupied territories for use of bombed-out population in Germany. (USA 692)III105
 *062-PSTop secret Hess directive of 13 March 1940, concerning behavior in case of landings of enemy planes or parachutists. (USA 696)III107
 *066-PSBormann letter to Rosenberg, 24 June 1940, submitting draft for discriminatory church law for Danzig and West Prussia. (USA 689)III112
 *069-PSLetter from Bormann to Rosenberg, 17 January 1939, enclosing order of 28 December 1938, concerning decisions on Jewish question. (USA 589)III116
 *070-PSLetter of Deputy Fuehrer to Rosenberg, 25 April 1941, on substitution of National Socialist mottos for morning prayers in schools. (USA 349)III118
 *071-PSRosenberg letter to Bormann, 23 April 1941, replying to Bormann’s letter of 19 April 1941 (Document 072-PS). (USA 371)III119
 *072-PSBormann letter to Rosenberg, 19 April 1941, concerning confiscation of property, especially of art treasures in the East. (USA 357)III122
  089-PSLetter from Bormann to Rosenberg, 8 March 1940, instructing Amann not to issue further newsprint to confessional newspapers. (USA 360)III147
 *098-PSBormann’s letter to Rosenberg, 22 February 1940, urging creation of National Socialist Catechism, etc. to provide moral foundation for NS religion. (USA 350)III152
 *099-PSBormann letter to Reich Minister of Finance, January 1940, demanding that church assessments for the special war tax be greatly increased. (USA 688)III158
 *100-PSBormann’s letter to Rosenberg, 18 January 1940, urging preparation of National Socialist reading material to replace Christian literature for soldiers. (USA 691)III160
 *101-PSLetter from Hess’ office signed Bormann to Rosenberg, 17 January 1940, concerning undesirability of religious literature for members of the Wehrmacht. (USA 361)III160
 *107-PSCircular letter signed Bormann, 17 June 1938, enclosing directions prohibiting participation of Reichsarbeitsdienst in religious celebrations. (USA 351)III162
 *113-PSSecret Order issued by Hess’ Office signed Bormann, 27 July 1938, making clergymen ineligible for Party offices. (USA 683)III164
 *116-PSBormann’s letter to Rosenberg, enclosing copy of letter, 24 January 1939, to Minister of Education requesting restriction or elimination of theological faculties. (USA 685)III165
  117-PSBormann letter to Army High Command, 28 January 1939, opposing the establishment of an Army Corps of Chaplains.III167
 *122-PSBormann’s letter to Rosenberg, 17 April 1939, enclosing copy of Minister of Education letter, 6 April 1939, on elimination of theological faculties in various universities. (USA 362)III173
 *123-PSConfidential letter from Bormann to Minister of Education, 23 June 1939, in reply to memorandum of 6 April 1939 (122-PS) reporting the Party’s decision to order the suppression of numerous Divinity Schools. (USA 686)III175
 *131-PSBormann letter to Rosenberg, 12 December 1939, agreeing with suggestion that the University Chairs belonging to the Divinity School in the University of Munich be used for instructors at the Nazi Academy (Hohe Schule). (USA 687)III184
  205-PSBormann Circular, 5 May 1943, containing detailed directions as to the treatment of foreign workers employed within the Reich.III218
 *228-PSBormann Circular, 25 November 1943, demanding harsher treatment of Prisoners of War and the fuller utilization of their manpower. (USA 695)III225
 *232-PSBormann Order of 13 September 1944 establishing Party jurisdiction over the use of Prisoners of War for forced labor. (USA 693)III229
  327-PSLetter of Rosenberg to Bormann, 17 October 1944, concerning liquidation of property in Eastern Occupied Territories. (USA 338)III257
 *654-PSThierack’s notes, 18 September 1942, on discussion with Himmler concerning delivery of Jews to Himmler for extermination through work. (USA 218)III467
 *656-PSLetter, undated, from Bormann to Political leaders, enclosing Order of Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht, 29 January 1943, relating to self-defense against prisoners of war. (USA 339)III470
  705-PSSecret conference, 12 January 1943, of the SS-Committee for General Labor in the German Zone.III511
 *735-PSMinutes of meeting, 6 June 1944, to fix the cases in which the application of Lynch Law against Allied airmen would be justified. (GB 151)III533
 *838-PSLetter from Hess’ office signed Bormann, 3 June 1939, referring to Hitler’s Decree of 6 March 1939 which precluded Christian Scientists from joining the Party. (USA 684)III605
 *840-PSParty Directive, 14 July 1939, making clergy and theology students ineligible for Party membership. (USA 355)III606
  841-PSSecret Order of Goering, 28 December 1938, concerning Jewish problem.III606
 1395-PSLaw to insure the unity of Party and State, 1 December 1933. 1933 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1016. (GB 252)III978
 1409-PSOrder concerning utilization of Jewish property, 3 December 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1709.IV1
 1422-PSThirteenth regulation under Reich Citizenship Law, 1 July 1943. 1943 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 372.IV14
*1520-PSMemorandum of conference, 8 May 1942 between Hitler, Rosenberg, Lammers, Bormann. (GB 156)IV65
*1600-PSBormann correspondence, 1940-1941, concerning confiscation of religious art treasures. (USA 690)IV128
*1723-PSOrder concerning cooperation of Party offices with the Secret State Police, 25 January 1938, published in Decrees, Regulations, Announcements, 1937, Vol. II, pp. 430-439. (USA 206)IV219
*1815-PSDocuments on RSHA meeting concerning the study and treatment of church politics. (USA 510)IV415
*1816-PSStenographic report of the meeting on The Jewish Question, under the Chairmanship of Fieldmarshal Goering, 12 November 1938. (USA 261)IV425
*1950-PSSecret letter from Lammers to defendant von Schirach, 3 December 1940, concerning deportation of Jews. (USA 681)IV592
 2001-PSLaw to Remove the Distress of People and State, 24 March 1933. 1933 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 141.IV638
 2099-PSFuehrer decree relating to Chief of Party Chancellery of 29 May 1941. 1941 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 295.IV725
 2100-PSDecree on position of leader of Party Chancellery, 24 January 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 35.IV726
 2559-PSMilitary Commission Order No. 2, Headquarters Fifteenth U. S. Army, 25 June 1945, concerning trial of German civilian by U. S. Military Commission.V294
 2560-PSMilitary Commission Order No. 5, Headquarters Third U. S. Army and Eastern Military District, 18 October 1945, concerning trial of German national by U. S. Military Commission.V296
 2561-PSMilitary Commission Order No. 3, Headquarters Third U. S. Army, 4 October 1945, concerning trial of four German nationals by U. S. Military Commission.V298
 2981-PSBiographical information on Martin Bormann, published in The Greater German Reichstag, 1943, p. 167.V686
 3018-PSHitler decree of 18 October 1944 in Voelkischer Beobachter, South German Edition, 20 October 1944, p. 1.V736
 3085-PSHimmler’s ordinance of 3 July 1943 charging Gestapo with execution of Thirteenth Ordinance under Reich Citizen Law. 1943 Ministerial Gazette of Reich and Prussian Ministry of Interior, p. 1085.V892
 3180-PSDecree providing for the participation of the Fuehrer’s Deputy in appointment of officials, 24 September 1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1203.V918
 3234-PSPromotions in the SS, published in The Archive, July 1940, p. 399.V938
 3235-PSEvery Party Region Becomes a Reich Defense District, from The Archive, December 1942, p. 805.V938
 3236-PSBiographical material on Martin Bormann, published in The German Reichstag, 1936, p. 113.V939
 3237-PSBormann Order of 14 February 1935, demanding that all Party officers assist the SD in its work, published in Decrees of the Deputy of the Fuehrer.V939
 3239-PSBormann Order of 3 September 1935 calling on Party agencies to hand persons who criticize the Nazi Party or institutions over to Gestapo, published in Decrees of the Deputy of the Fuehrer.V940
 3240-PSBormann Order of 8 January 1937 concerning refusal of financial assistance to patients who consult Jewish Doctors, published in Decrees of the Fuehrer’s Deputy.V941
 3242-PSThe Reich Offices of the NSDAP, published in National Socialist Yearbook, 1944, pp. 181-182.V941
 3243-PSFood Supply of the Jews, published in Decrees, Orders, Announcements, Vol. II, pp. 147-150.V944
 3244-PSPreparatory Measures for the Solution of the Jewish Problem in Europe, published in Decrees, Regulations, Announcements, Vol. 2, pp. 131-132.V945
 3246-PSBormann Order of 7 January 1936, published in Decrees of the Deputy of the Fuehrer.V948
*3249-PSAffidavit of Dr. Franz Blaha, 24 November 1945. (USA 663)V949
*3355-PSAffidavit of Robert M. W. Kempner, 8 December 1945. (USA 682)VI85
 3569-PSPrivate will and testament and political will of Adolf Hitler, 29 April 1945.VI258
 3734-PSSummary of Interrogation of Hanna Reitsch, 8 October 1945.VI551
 3735-PSTestimony of Erich Kempka on the last days of Hitler.VI571
*D-75SD Inspector Bierkamp’s letter, 12 December 1941, to RSHA enclosing copy of secret decree signed by Bormann, entitled Relationship of National Socialism and Christianity. (USA 348)VI1035
*D-138Decree of 27 July 1934, providing for participation of Fuehrer’s deputy in the drafting of all legislation. (USA 403)VI1055
*D-163Bormann instructions, 5 November 1941, prohibiting burials with religious ceremonies for Russian Prisoners of War. (USA 694)VI1067
*D-226Speer circular of 10 November 1944, distributing Himmler’s decree for ensuring the discipline and output of foreign workers. (USA 697)VI1088
*D-753-ALetter from Lammers to Bormann, 1 January 1945. (GB 323)VII214
 D-753-BLetter from Bormann to Lammers, 5 January 1945. (GB 323)VII219
*L-172“The Strategic Position at the Beginning of the 5th Year of War”, a lecture delivered by Jodl on 7 November 1943 at Munich to Reich and Gauleiters. (USA 34)VII920
*L-221Bormann report on conference of 16 July 1941, concerning treatment of Eastern populations and territories. (USA 317)VII1086
*R-36Memorandum to Rosenberg, 19 August 1942, concerning Bormann letter of 23 July 1942, prepared by an official in the Rosenberg Ministry. (USA 699)VIII52
 R-139Correspondence between Hess’ office and the Ministry of Justice concerning civil law in Eastern Territories.VIII209
*Chart No. 1National Socialist German Workers’ Party. (2903-PS; USA 2)VIII770

18. FRANZ VON PAPEN

A. POSITIONS HELD BY VON PAPEN.

(1) Awarded the Golden Party Badge by Hitler, thereby becoming member of NSDAP (2902-PS; Das Archiv vol. 48, p. 1614).

(2) Member of Reichstag, 1933-1945 (2902-PS).

(3) Reich Chancellor, 1 June 1932 to 2 December 1932, acting pro-tem between 17 November and 2 December (2902-PS).

(4) Vice Chancellor, 30 January 1933 to August 1934 (?) (Papen admits holding office only to 30 June 1934; he also admits that decrees published on 1 and 2 August 1934 carry his signature as Vice-Chancellor, but claims this was either mistake or forgery) (2902-PS).

(5) Special Plenipotentiary for the Saar (13 November 1933 to 30 June 1934) (2902-PS).

(6) Negotiator of Concordat with Vatican (concluded 20 July 1933) (2655-PS).

(7) German Ambassador at Vienna (26 July 1934 to 4 February 1938), continuing thereafter to arrange Berchtesgaden meeting between Hitler and Schuschnigg and to participate in meeting itself (2902-PS).