Following report to the Reich Minister [Lammers]
To RK. 8457 B
Berlin, 26 June 1942
Subject: Confirmation of sentences in criminal cases
1. The Reich Minister does not consider to pass on the letter written by Reichsleiter Bormann to State Secretary Schlegelberger and intends to discuss the matter orally with Reichsleiter Bormann on occasion.
2. Submitted to the Reich Minister according to instructions. Reichsleiter Bormann’s objections are aiming essentially at two points:
[Initial] L [Lammers]
a. He does not expect much from a delegation to presidents of courts of appeal as these would not interfere with sufficient energy;
b. He fears the Minister of Justice’s proposal would flatten the impression made by the Fuehrer’s Reichstag speech.[252]
As to the doubts of a more editorial nature expressed at the end of the letter, it should be possible to remove them by another formulation, which will also be necessary for other reasons. This reediting might be taken in hand as soon as an agreement exists on the fundamental points.