DR. SERVATIUS: Witness, did you discover the existence of abuses in the camp?
LAUTERBACHER: I was unable to enter the camp, because entry was forbidden.
DR. SERVATIUS: Did Sauckel himself address the workers in your Gau?
LAUTERBACHER: No, not during my period of office. But he frequently sent representatives.
DR. SERVATIUS: I have now got some questions to put on behalf of the political leaders whom I represent.
Did you receive special instructions from the Führer on your appointment as Gauleiter?
LAUTERBACHER: No. When I was appointed Gauleiter I was merely introduced by Herr Hess as Gauleiter, during an assembly of Gauleiter. But I received no special instructions on the occasion of that meeting, and during my...
THE PRESIDENT: Witness, the answer was “no” and you did not need to add to it at all.
DR. SERVATIUS: Did you talk to the Führer later on? Did you receive special or secret instructions?
LAUTERBACHER: I only saw the Führer now and again at Gauleiter meetings and I never had any official discussions with him.