I have at my disposal the original document concerning the Danzig question, found by the Red Army in the archives of the German Ministry for Foreign Affairs. I present it to the Tribunal as Exhibit Number USSR-185 (Document Number USSR-185), and I must inform you that acting upon a request formulated yesterday, we have added to the photostat copy already on our files, the original copy of this highly important historical document. It has now been placed at the disposal of the Tribunal.
On the first page you will see a telegram form, which proves that on 1 September 1939 at 5 a.m. a telegram was handed in at the telegraph office at Danzig; this telegram, registered as Number 0166, consisted of 202 words and was addressed to the Führer and Reich Chancellor in Berlin. On the second page you will see the text of this telegram of 202 words, which bears the seal of the Gauleiter of the Nazi Party in Danzig. I take the liberty of reading to you these 202 words which form a part of the history of the fascist conspirators’ Crimes against Peace:
“Telegram to the Führer.
“My Führer:
“I have just signed, and by this act have put into force, the following basic state law providing for the reunion of Danzig with the German Reich:
“Basic state law of the Free City of Danzig of 1 September 1939, concerning the reunion of Danzig with the German Reich.
“For the purpose of relieving the dire needs of the people and the state of the Free City of Danzig, I promulgate the following basic state law:
“Article I:
Hereby the Constitution of the Free City of Danzig is immediately abrogated.
“Article II: