As it could not be established at this meeting whether the organisms bred by the various offices were identical, or whether it was a question of different viruses (German Tr. p. 2737), the suggestion made by Generalarzt Dr. Schreiber, who as the delegate of the Reich Research Council for the combat of epidemics was the chairman of the meeting, was to the point and served the purpose. His suggestion was that various working groups for hepatitis research be formed in order that results obtained on each side might be compared. On both direct and cross-examination, Professor Gutzeit gave a convincing explanation for his letter of 24 June 1944 (NO-124, Pros. Ex. 193), in which he speaks of the experiments “crucis ad hominem.” He declared that he had prepared with his students and candidates a vaccination with the virus material placed at his disposal in Breslau. (German Tr. pp. 2739-2740.)

Dr. Dohmen’s visit to Strasbourg, which was requested by Haagen, was to have been made in compliance with the suggestion of Dr. Schreiber to form a circle of research groups.

d. Evidence

Prosecution Documents
Pros. Ex.
Doc. No.No.Description of DocumentPage
NO-371186Affidavit of defendant Rudolf Brandt, 14 October 1946, concerning experiments to determine the cause of epidemic jaundice.[503]
NO-011188Note from Himmler to Grawitz, 16 June 1943, concerning epidemic jaundice experiments at concentration camp Sachsenhausen.[504]
NO-299190Letter from Haagen to Schreiber, 12 June 1944, concerning epidemic jaundice experiments.[505]
NO-125194Copy of letter from Haagen to Gutzeit, 27 June 1944, concerning epidemic jaundice experiments on human beings.[506]
Testimony
Extract from the testimony of defendant Karl Brandt[506]

PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-371

PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 186

AFFIDAVIT OF DEFENDANT RUDOLF BRANDT, 14 OCTOBER 1946, CONCERNING EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC JAUNDICE

I, Rudolf Brandt, being duly sworn, depose and state: