When the Führer came to Vienna during the summer, it did not even seem worth while to Keitel to introduce Jodl to him, although Jodl, as the Supreme Commander’s strategic adviser, was called upon in the event of war to carry out the allegedly common aggressive plan.
One can imagine how astonished Jodl was to read in the Indictment that he had been a member of the conspiracy to launch the war.
Mr. President, I have reached the end of a paragraph, and this perhaps might be an opportune moment to recess.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
[The Tribunal adjourned until 19 July 1946 at 1000 hours.]
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