“And by ‘destruction’ I do not necessarily mean extermination of these people—I shall simply take systematic measures to prevent their procreation.”
I skip the next three sentences and quote one more sentence:
“There are many means by which a systematic and comparatively painless extinction of undesirable races can be attained, at any rate without blood being shed.”
This excerpt is on Page 137 of the original book.
Sterilization and castration became a criminal practice of the Hitlerites in the occupied territories in Eastern Europe. I beg the Tribunal’s permission to draw its attention to two of these documents.
THE PRESIDENT: Colonel Smirnov, perhaps that would be a convenient time to break off.
The Tribunal would like to know how long you think you will take before you conclude your statement.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: I believe, Mr. President, that I will finish the presentation of evidence today.
I would like the Tribunal to allow me to question three more witnesses today and I still have about one hour of reading. But it is very difficult for me to determine the time exactly, as that sometimes depends on other factors, known to you, which may force me to change my intentions.
THE PRESIDENT: We will adjourn now for 10 minutes.