A. I don’t remember that passage, but it is possible that it did contain such a passage. Generally speaking, all I remember is the fact that a report had to be made on such cases, and if such a case had been pending with me I would have had a look at the decree, and I would have read it through. However, as no such case ever occurred with me, I don’t exactly remember the text because it never became topical for me.
Q. Witness, would you kindly make a little longer pause after I finish my question?
A. Yes, I will.
Q. Was that circular decree a so-called secret decree?
A. Yes, it was.
Q. And how did you keep it? Where did you keep it?
A. Secret decrees were entered in the register by my senior clerk who was in charge of the registry. After that, they were put in the safe.
Q. Witness, in your district—that is to say, within the area of the court of appeals of Duesseldorf—in the fall of 1944, a case is supposed to have occurred where an SA leader shot down two or three Canadian fliers who had been taken prisoners.
A. Yes, I remember that case perfectly well.
Q. Would you please give the Tribunal an account of that case?