PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 48-B
STENOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE
CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD ON 27 APRIL 1942
Berlin, 27 April 1942
Secret
“THE CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD” IN THE FOUR YEAR PLAN
1ST CONFERENCE
| Present: | ||
| The three members: | ||
| Reich Minister Speer, | ||
| Field Marshal Milch, | ||
| State Secretary Koerner. | ||
| Furthermore: | ||
| State Secretary Dr. Schulze-Fielitz, Ministry of Munitions, Ministerialrat von Normann, Four Year Plan. | ||
| Result: | ||
I. The Central Planning in the Four Year Plan (Decree of the Reich Marshal of Greater Germany of 22 April 1942—VP 6707 g) is a task for leaders. It encompasses only principles and executive matters. It makes unequivocal decisions and supervises the execution of its directives. The Central Planning does not rely on anonymous institutions difficult to control, but always on individuals and fully responsible persons who are free in the selection of their work methods and their collaboration as far as there are no directives issued by the Central Planning.
II. Discussion of the situation in iron.
A. The objective is to reach a production of 2,2 million tons per month. In the first place it has to be established whether, after taking into account the excessive requests which were certainly made and of the difficulties confronting an increase of production (coal, transport) the present figures are sufficient (2 million tons). For the distribution in the third quarter these 2 million tons have to serve in any case as a basis.