COL. PHILLIMORE: Destruction of crews is quite different from nonrescue of crews?
GODT: Destruction—as long as the ship and crew are together.
COL. PHILLIMORE: You are not answering the question, are you? But if you want it again: Destruction of crews is quite different from nonrescue of crews?
GODT: The destruction of the crew is different from the nonrescue of survivors, yes.
COL. PHILLIMORE: Were those words merely put in to give this order what you described as a “lively character,” which an order should have?
GODT: I cannot give you the details; I have already said that I do not remember in detail the events leading up to this order.
THE PRESIDENT: Colonel Phillimore, the Tribunal has already said to the witness that the document speaks for itself.
COL. PHILLIMORE: Yes.
[Turning to the witness.] Would you just look at the next document in the Prosecution book, that is D-663, at the last sentence of that document? In view of the desired destruction of ships’ crews, are you saying that it was not your intention at this time to destroy the crews if you could?
GODT: I thought we were talking about survivors.