The Reich Leader SS has decided that in accordance with the suggestion of SS Gruppenfuehrer Nebe, gypsies should be used for the experiments. In addition, three other prisoners will be made available.

Heil Hitler!

[Signed] Brandt

SS Standartenfuehrer

TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-182

PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 137

LETTER FROM SIEVERS TO GRAWITZ, 24 JULY 1944, CONCERNING EXPERIMENTS ON THE POTABILITY OF SEA WATER

Reich Leader SS

Personal Staff “Office-A”

(13a) Waischenfeld/Ofr.