“Third, the public statement that Germany would remain free of enemy air raids has not been fulfilled.
“Fourth, the repeated announcements that the Russian resistance was definitely broken have been proved to be untrue.
“Fifth, Allied supplies of arms to Russia, and the manpower reserves of Russia have, on the contrary, been sufficient to bring continuous heavy counterattacks against our Eastern Front.
“Sixth, the original victorious advance into Egypt has been halted after repeated attempts.
“Seventh, the landing of the Allies in North and West Africa, declared impossible, has nevertheless been accomplished.
“Eighth, the extremely large amount of shipping space which was required for this landing has shown that our U-boats, in spite of their great successes, did not suffice to prevent this transport. In addition, the reductions in civilian traffic, in material for armaments, and in the availability of manpower are obvious to all the people.
“The conscription of the 15-year-olds will increase the doubts concerning the termination of this war.”
Can you fix any more definitely than you have done the date when you received that letter?
GÖRING: I can only say again that it is dated the 3rd of November, but the year is missing. If I were to be given a copy where the year is stated, I could give an exact answer. I have said recently that, according to my knowledge of events, it is a question of either November 1944 or November 1943. But, unfortunately, that is not indicated here. I can only see 3rd of November. The year is missing.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Do you know when Schacht was sent to the concentration camp? Do you know the date of that?