In this connection we read in the government report, Page 6 of the second memorandum, the following sentence:
“As a result of these events, the Plenipotentiary of the German Reich, Dr. Best, was on 24 August 1943, called to Berlin, from whence he returned with claims in the nature of an ultimatum addressed to the Danish Government.”
I should now like to submit the text of this ultimatum, which is also to be found in the official Danish report. This is Appendix Number 2 of this report. The ultimatum is dated Copenhagen, 28 August 1943. At the end of the first three books there are several loose sheets which are the appendices. I now come to the second appendix—on Saturday I read the first appendix—which is the second sheet and it has also been copied in my brief:
“Claims of the Reich Government:
“The Danish Government must immediately declare the entire country in a state of military emergency.
“The state of military emergency must include the following measures:
“1. Prohibition of public gatherings of more than five persons.