“(c) Persons who have proved by their attitude that they are particularly dangerous.
“(d) Persons who have collaborated in the distribution of leaflets.”
One idea is dominant in this selection: “We must punish the elite.” In conformity with paragraph (b) of this article, we shall see that the Germans shot a great number of intellectuals, including Solomon and Politzer, in 1941 and 1942, in Paris and in the provincial towns.
I shall come back to these executions later when I give you examples of German atrocities committed in relation to the policy of hostages in France.
“2. Following the same directives, a list of hostages is to be prepared from the prisoners with De Gaullist sympathies.
“3. Racial Germans of French nationality who are imprisoned for Communist or anarchist activity may be included in the list. Special attention must be drawn to their German origin on the attached form.