MR. ROBERTS: And all 15 men were shot because of the order that you circulated...
JODL: I did not understand. The order which—which I circulated; yes.
MR. ROBERTS: Which you circulated on the 19th of October. You circulated a supplementary order to the Führer Order, the last paragraph of which, I think, disgusted you. That is 503-PS.
JODL: It would be more correct to say “which you had to circulate.”
MR. ROBERTS: I will take that question up in a moment. I do not agree. I must not argue with you, but I must put some questions.
General Dostler, who ordered the shooting of those men, he himself, you see, was also shot by sentence of this court martial.
I am going to turn now from the Commando Order and...
JODL: May I say something else about this document?
MR. ROBERTS: Yes, anything you like.
JODL: This incident never came to my knowledge; at least, I have no recollection of it. As far as I know, it never appeared in the Armed Forces communiqué, because General Dostler did not report the incident to his commanding officer, Kesselring, who might have been able to take, and might have taken, a different course in this affair.