I ask the Tribunal to take judicial notice of the next entry, dated 6 and 7 June 1940, which refers to an economic conference. I shall not read from the entry.
The next quotation is dated 25 February 1940. It deals with a conference of the department chiefs, prefects, and town majors of the district of Radom. I quote Page 12:
“Thereupon the Governor General spoke, and made the following statements:”
It goes on from Page 13:
“I shall, therefore, again summarize all the points.
“1. The Government General comprises that part of the occupied Polish territory which is not an integral part of the German Reich...
“2. This territory has primarily been designated by the Führer as the home of the Polish people. In Berlin the Führer, as well as Field Marshal Göring, emphasized to me again and again that this territory would not be subjected to Germanization. It is to be set aside as the national territory of the Polish people. In the name of the German people it is to be placed at the disposal of the Polish nation as their reservation.”
The speech of the Governor General ends two pages further. I quote the last paragraph:
“There is one thing I should like to tell you: The Führer has urged me to guarantee the self-administration of the Poles as far as possible. Under all circumstances they must be granted the right to choose the Wojts and the minor mayors and village magistrates from among the Poles, which would be to our interest as well.”
I now turn to the entry of 4 March 1940. From the volume of conferences, February 1940 to November 1940, Page 8: