MAJOR JONES: Well, I will draw your attention to it. It is Document 686-PS, which is Exhibit USA-305. It is the decree of Hitler to strengthen German folkdom. That is the title of it. It is dated the 7th of October.
LAMMERS: Yes, I know of the decree.
MAJOR JONES: I thought it would not surprise you.
LAMMERS: But this says nothing about what you asserted.
MAJOR JONES: Just look at the first clause of it. It reads:
“The Reichsführer SS is responsible, in accordance with my directives:
“1. For finally returning to the Reich all German nationals and racial Germans abroad;
“2. For elimination of the harmful influence of such alien parts of the population as represent a danger to the Reich and the German people.”
Then it goes on with, “Formation of new German settlement districts, by resettlement...” and it says:
“The Reichsführer SS is authorized to take the necessary measures to carry out his duties.”