“* * * since, furthermore, I knew from the series of experiments in Oranienburg that the prisoners had come forward voluntarily in crowds * * * my suspicion was not aroused during these years.” (German Tr. p. 4864.)
Dr. Mrugowsky deposed the following in his direct examination regarding yellow-fever experiments:
“Only volunteers were used, and Dr. Ding states in his declaration (NO-257, Pros. Ex. 283) that he knew of a list, and that for these kinds of cases always hundreds of volunteers offered themselves because they would not need to work for 4 weeks and were better fed.” (German Tr. p. 5195.)
Further, I refer to the affidavit of Dr. Morgen, which was submitted by Dr. Mrugowsky’s defense counsel, Mrugowsky 32 (Mrugowsky Exhibit 26):
“At the conference with Dr. Ding I learned that the human experimental subjects came forward voluntarily for these experiments. * * * In the case of the prisoner whose treatment I chanced to watch with others, I had the definite impression that he was a volunteer.” (German Tr. p. 5228.)
In connection with the high-altitude experiments in Dachau, I quote the following from Dr. Ruff’s deposition:
“Professor Dr. Weltz told me that these human experimental subjects were professional criminals who were allowed to volunteer for the experiments.” (German Tr. p. 6532.)
“Hippke told me also in this conversation that it was a question of major criminals who could offer themselves voluntarily for the experiments and who, following the experiments, were then to receive in some form a mitigation of their punishment, either reduction or remission.” (German Tr. p. 6534.)
The chief of Himmler’s personal staff, SS General Karl Wolff, gave an affidavit in London on 21 November 1946, which is of special importance because Wolff himself watched experiments in Dachau together with Himmler, and also reported to Hitler concerning the experiments:
“They (namely, the human experimental subjects) protested to Himmler in my presence that—after their request to be sent to the front had been turned down—they wanted to render a modest voluntary service to Germany and thereby give proof of the good will they really possessed. * * * That later low-pressure experiments are said to have taken place on prisoners on a nonvoluntary basis—of that I received no knowledge either from Himmler nor in any other way.” (German Tr. pp. 6757-58.)