In the indictment of 17 October 1938 as well as in the verdict of 14 December 1938, Leopold’s profession is given as a physician, although his permit expired on 30 September 1938 pursuant to article 1 of the fourth ordinance of the Reich Citizenship Law of 25 July 1938 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 969). This applies also to the report of the Chief Public Prosecutor to the Reich Minister of the Interior of 6 February 1939. In this connection also the given name Israel should have been added to the first name Albert pursuant to article 2, section 1 of the second ordinance of 17 August 1938 for the implementation of the law concerning changes of family names and first names.[315]
I ask you to take the necessary steps and especially to take care that in criminal cases against Jews which were filed prior to 1 January 1939 the names given will be rectified as far as this has not already been done.
By order
[typed] Signed: Dr. Mettgenberg
1. 1 copy to the president of the district court with the request to make further use of it.
2. 2 copies to the attorney general
3. Wegl
19 April 1939
- PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-880
- PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 459
LETTER FROM MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, SIGNED BY DEFENDANT SCHLEGELBERGER, TO MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND THE FUEHRER’S DEPUTY, 3 FEBRUARY 1940, TRANSMITTING DRAFTS OF DECREES FOR INTRODUCING GERMAN LAW INTO INCORPORATED EASTERN TERRITORIES, AND A MEMORANDUM OF THE REICH CHANCELLERY INITIALED BY LAMMERS AND DEFENDANT KLEMM