A. Introduction
Under articles XV and XVII of Ordinance No. 7, the sentences imposed by a tribunal are subject to review by the Military Governor. On 18 January 1949, General Lucius D. Clay, Military Governor of the U.S. Zone of Occupation, confirmed by separate orders the life sentences imposed upon the defendants Klemm, Oeschey, Rothaug, and Schlegelberger and the sentences for a term of years imposed upon the defendants Altstoetter, von Ammon, Joel, Lautz, Mettgenberg, and Rothenberger. The order confirming the life sentence upon the defendant Schlegelberger is reproduced below.
B. Order of the Military Governor confirming the life sentence imposed upon the defendant Schlegelberger
HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN COMMAND
Office of the Commander-in-Chief
APO 742
Berlin, Germany
18 January 1949
Military Tribunal III
Case No. 3