Military Tribunal III is now in session. God save the United States of America and this Honorable Tribunal.
There will be order in the courtroom.
Presiding Judge Marshall: The Tribunal will now proceed with the arraignment of the defendants in Case 3 pending before this Tribunal.
The Secretary General will call the names of the defendants.
The Secretary General: Josef Altstoetter, Wilhelm von Ammon, Paul Barnickel, Hermann Cuhorst, Karl Engert, Guenther Joel, Herbert Klemm, Ernst Lautz, Wolfgang Mettgenberg, Guenther Nebelung, Rudolf Oeschey, Hans Petersen, Oswald Rothaug, Curt Rothenberger, Franz Schlegelberger.
Mr. LaFollette: May it please your Honor, all the defendants are present. I wish to advise the members of this Tribunal that subsequent to the filing of the indictment in this case the defendant therein named Carl Westphal died, and he died while in the custody of the Marshal which may be confirmed by the Tribunal.[8]
Presiding Judge Marshall: It will be so entered in the record.
Counsel for the prosecution will proceed with the arraignments of the defendants.
[Here Mr. LaFollette read the indictment. See pp. 15–26.]
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