COL. PHILLIMORE: Never mind what you said yesterday. I am putting it to you now, today. You have now seen that document. Do you still say that Ribbentrop was against the policy of persecution and extermination of the Jews?
VON STEENGRACHT: Here, too, I should like to make a distinction between the real instincts of Von Ribbentrop and what he said when he was under Hitler’s influence. I said already yesterday that he was completely hypnotized by Hitler and then became his tool.
COL. PHILLIMORE: Yes, became his tool. And from then on, he was prepared to do anything that Hitler wanted and was as violent a Nazi as anyone; isn’t that right?
VON STEENGRACHT: He followed blindly the orders given by Hitler.
COL. PHILLIMORE: Yes. And to the extent of conniving at any and every atrocity, isn’t that right?
VON STEENGRACHT: Since he had no executive powers he personally did not commit these cruelties.
THE PRESIDENT: Do any of the other chief prosecutors want to cross-examine?
COL. AMEN: You testified yesterday that you did not consider Ribbentrop to be a typical Nazi; is that correct?
VON STEENGRACHT: Yes.
COL. AMEN: Do you consider Göring to be a typical Nazi?