Legislative and executive power will, in the future, be exercised exclusively by the Chief of State.
“Article III:
The Free City of Danzig, together with its territory and population, immediately becomes an integral part of the German Reich.
“Article IV:
Until the definite decision about the introduction of the Law of the German Reich by the Führer, all the laws, the Constitution excepted, in force at the moment of the promulgation of the present basic law, remain in force.
“Danzig, 1 September 1939. Signed: Albert Forster, Gauleiter.
“I beg you, my Führer, on behalf of Danzig and of its population, to approve this basic state law and to confirm by Reich statute the reunion with the German Reich.
“Danzig enthusiastically extends to you, my Führer, a feeling of endless gratitude and eternal devotion.
“Heil to you, my Führer. Albert Forster, Gauleiter.”
And now that the documents which establish the actual line of conduct of the fascist conspirators with regard to Poland have been submitted to the Tribunal, it seems to me opportune to refer, be it only summarily, to excerpts from Fall Weiss as well as from the statements and pronouncements by Hitler and Ribbentrop, after which I shall read into the record a new document, which is Exhibit Number USSR-172 (Document Number USSR-172). This document represents the secret notes by Bormann concerning a conversation on Poland which took place in Hitler’s apartment on 2 October 1940.