“On the 30th of December 1939, according to a report of the Supreme Commander of the Navy, the Führer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces decided that:
“1) Greek merchant ships in the area declared by England and the U.S.A. to be a barred zone are to be treated as enemy vessels.
“2) In the Bristol Channel all shipping may be attacked without warning—where the impression of a mining incident can be created.
“Both measures are authorized to come into effect immediately.”
Another example of the callous attitude of the German Navy, when it was under Raeder’s command, towards neutral shipping, is found in an entry in Jodl’s diary. . .
THE PRESIDENT: I think perhaps you should read the pencil note, oughtn’t you?
MAJOR JONES: The pencil note on the Document C-12 reads: