(4) If there is a connection with a case which is under the jurisdiction of the military courts, the proceedings can be transferred to the jurisdiction of the armed forces by agreement between the Reich Minister of Justice and the Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces. On the basis of the objection the case will then be decided by the special senate of the Reich Supreme Military Court (art. 410b of the Military Code of Criminal Procedure).
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Fuehrer Headquarters, 16 September 1939
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of Justice
Dr. Guertner
The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces
Keitel
EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT LAUTZ CONCERNING THE EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTION[232]