“This action is aimed not only at preventing a direct reinforcement of the enemy’s military strength but also at a reduction of his biological potentialities as viewed from the perspective of the future. These ideas have been voiced not only by the Reichsführer SS but also by the Führer. Corresponding orders were given during last year’s withdrawals in the southern sector . . . .”
I call to Your Honor’s attention particularly that the approval of the Defendant Rosenberg is noted on Page 3 of the document. It is a note in ink on the original. I quote it:
“Obergruppenführer Berger has received another memorandum on June 14, according to which the Reich Minister now has approved the action.”
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Dodd, did you mean to leave out the sentence at the bottom of Page 1?
MR. DODD: No, Your Honor, I did not, but I did not want to refer to it at this time. I will refer to it a little later on.
THE PRESIDENT: Isn’t it really a part of what follows at the top of Page 2, which you did read, “Following are the arguments . . .”
MR. DODD: Yes, I did omit that. I thought you were referring to the sentence above. I’m sorry.
“Following are the arguments against this decision of the minister.”—and then quoting—“This action is not only aimed at preventing direct reinforcement of any military . . .”
THE PRESIDENT: Yes and you were telling us how you showed that the Defendant Rosenberg was implicated.
MR. DODD: Yes. On the last page of that document, the original bears a note in ink, and in the mimeographed copy it is typewritten: