Headquarters, June 19th, 1944

Subject: Treatment of enemy terrorist airmen

Reference: Your letter No. 771793/44 top secret chief matter II, Ang. Operations Staff Armed Forces/Qu. (Admin. 1) of June 15th, 1944

2 copies—copy No. 1

To the Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces,

Field Marshal Keitel

The Reich Marshal [Goering] has noted with reference to the above-mentioned letter:

“The reactions on the side of the population are not in our hands anyhow. However, it should be prevented as far as possible that the population takes steps against other enemy airmen to which above facts do not apply. In my opinion, above-mentioned facts always can be dealt with by a tribunal, as in this case acts of murder are concerned, which the enemy has prohibited his airmen from committing.”

Acting: