May I inquire if the Court expect to take a short recess?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. We will adjourn now for 10 minutes.
[A recess was taken.]
THE PRESIDENT: The Tribunal wishes to make it clear, if I did not make it clear when I spoke before, that if Defense Counsel wish to put interrogatories to Mr. Messersmith upon his affidavit they may submit such interrogatories to the Tribunal in writing for them to be sent to Mr. Messersmith to answer.
FLOTTENRICHTER OTTO KRANZBÜHLER (Counsel for Defendant Dönitz): I do not know whether my question has yet been answered, or by what it has been made known by the President of the Court.
In the testimony of Mr. Messersmith, Dönitz’ name was mentioned. It appears on Page 4 of the German version. I should like to read the whole paragraph:
“Admiral Karl Dönitz was not always in an amicable frame of mind. He was not a National Socialist when the National Socialists came to power”. . . .
THE PRESIDENT: This passage was not read in evidence, was it?
DR. KRANZBÜHLER: No, only the name was mentioned.
THE PRESIDENT: I don’t think the name was mentioned, because this part of the affidavit was not read.