Statement of Brack. The offices were informed. The decree of 1 September 1939 was transmitted to the Reich Minister of Justice on 27 August 1940, according to his special wish, but he had been informed of it earlier. (Tr. p. 7689.)
Statement of Pfannmueller. The witness states that the obligation of secrecy was usual. “I was bound to keep Reich matters secret. I was bound with regard to the Reich Penal Code.” (Tr. pp. 7343, 7397.)
Statement of Schmidt. The witness says that an ordinary obligation of secrecy form was signed without a special threat of punishment.
Camouflage.
Files of the Gauleitung of Franconia concerning correspondence with Marie Kehr. According to this, instructions were given after they were convinced of her good sense. (D-906, Pros. Ex. 376.)
Book of Meltzer: “The Problem of Abbreviation of Worthless Lives.” According to a statistical summary, on the whole, relatives of the mentally diseased do not wish to be informed. (Karl Brandt 85, Karl Brandt Ex. 94.)
Recognition of the Decree. The point of view of German literature and the administration of justice does not consider the present state of constitutional law. After taking cognizance of the decree, all authorities acknowledged it as the legal basis.
Testimony of Lammers. “The Reich Minister of Justice Guertner considered this regulation legal and stopped the pending actions.” (Tr. p. 2686.)
Testimony of Brack. Guertner, the Reich Minister of Justice, declared that the decree was not to be doubted. (Tr. p. 7590.)
Extract from the periodical “German Law” [Deutsche Justiz] 1941. Transfer of the supreme officials of the Justice Department in Berlin on 23 and 24 April 1941. According to this, photostatic copies of the decree of 1 September 1939 were delivered to all participators and its legality acknowledged by them. (Brack 36, Brack Ex. 36.)