“(4) An SS member in uniform, holding the rank of a sergeant, attended a trial before the Special Court in which, among other persons, the wife of a Landrat was involved. He asked for permission to be present at the hearing and said that he was coming from Kassel on behalf of a police or security authority.

“(5) An official of intermediate rank of the local secret State police office participated as observer at another out-of-town trial of the Special Court lasting several days. No further details are known.

“(6) A detective from Bochum participated as witness at the trial of a juvenile perpetrator by the Special Court in Bochum. He compared the penalty imposed by the Special Court with another penalty—a term of imprisonment for many years—allegedly imposed the day before by the penal chamber at Bochum upon a juvenile perpetrator (because of poisoning?). On this occasion he remarked, with regard to the sentence handed down by the penal chamber, that the police had but to examine whether there was a motive, in order to interfere. This remark was made after the trial.”

4. As the attorney general has already reported to the Reich Ministry of Justice, the Secret State Police recently did not commit two civilian workers from the Ukraine who had shot a forest keeper in the Dortmund district court area to the court for prosecution, although the court had issued a warrant for arrest and the Special Court was prepared for an immediate conviction. They were hanged later on by the secret State Police. Furthermore, it was reported to me by the local court at Haltern that on 19 June 1942 a Polish laborer was hanged in its district by the police because he was said to have had sexual intercourse with a German woman. I enclose a copy of the report dated 29 June 1942. If the rumors are true that the Fuehrer has transferred capital jurisdiction to the police to this extent, it would be desirable to inform the judges and public prosecutors of this arrangement through official channels, as it is assumed that the police are engaged in unauthorized and unlawful activity. Publications in the daily newspapers give the impression that these were executions of sentences which had been legally imposed.

5. The office of racial policy [Rassenpolitische Amt] of the NSDAP issued a treatise on “National Socialistic policy with regard to foreigners” for official use by the Party of which I received confidential information. It contains regulations for marriages between Germans and members of other nations which are of importance with regard to the exemptions of foreigners from the marriage clearance certificates which are subject to the approval of the presidents of the courts of appeal. I propose to ask the office of racial policy to submit this treatise to all presidents of the courts of appeal. Applications for exemptions from marriage clearance certificates have assumed large proportions within my district. The procedure which I have adopted is in accordance with the principles of the treatise “policy with regard to foreigners.”

6. The district of this court of appeal has been very disturbed by air-raid alarms at night during recent months, until about two weeks ago. Air raids occur only occasionally now, keeping within moderate limits. In a number of places the Wehrmacht has started employing male inhabitants to replace the antiaircraft personnel. Older age groups have been trained for this purpose in daily courses from 1900 till 2200 hours. 15 officials and employees of the court of appeal have been detailed for this.

[Signed] Schneider

SUMMARY BY DR. CROHNE OF THE REICH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CONCERNING GOEBBELS’ SPEECH TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE’S COURT, 22 JULY 1942

Report on the Speech of Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels before the Members of the People’s Court on 22 July 1942