THE PRESIDENT: Well, F-673 seems to be a very large bundle of documents. This particular part of it, this document signed by Keitel, is a private document.
M. DUBOST: It is a document which comes from the German Armistice Commission in Wiesbaden, which was presented several hours ago under Exhibit Number RF-392, and you accepted it.
THE PRESIDENT: I know we accepted its being deposited, but that does not mean that the whole of the document is in evidence. I mean, we have ruled over and over again that documents of which we do not take judicial notice must be read so that they will go through the interpreting system and will be interpreted into German to the German counsel.
M. DUBOST: I am therefore going to give you the reading of the whole document.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
M. DUBOST: “The High Command of the Wehrmacht, Headquarters of the Führer, 5 March 1945. WFST Qu 2 (I) Number 01487/45-g; By Captain Cartellieri. Secret. Subject: Alleged executions of French citizens without trial.
“1. German Armistice Commission.
“2. High Command West.