V
The trial in Germany will be held under strictest exclusion of the public because of the danger for national security. Foreign witnesses may be questioned during the trial only with the permission of the High Command of the Armed Forces.
VI
The regulations on the procedure before tribunals of the Armed Forces included in the decree of the High Command of 13 September 1941 concerning the situation in Norway (Armed Forces Operational Staff/Department L (IV/Qu) No. 002034/41 top secret) and of 16 September 1941 concerning the Communist revolutionary movements in the occupied territories (Armed Forces Operational Staff/Abt. L (IV/Qu) No. 002060/41 top secret) are superseded by the directives and this executive order.
VII
(1) These directives will become effective 3 weeks after they are signed. They are to be applied in all occupied territories with the exception of Denmark until further notice.
(2) The orders issued for the newly Occupied Eastern Territories are not affected by these directives.
(3) Chapter I of the directives is applicable for pending trials. The highest judicial authority and the superior commanding officer can accordingly apply chapter III of this executive order in case of such trials. If the superior commanding officer orders that a perpetrator be taken to Germany, chapter IV will be applicable. In case of perpetrators who were taken to Germany before these directives became effective, the High Command of the Armed Forces can proceed according to chapter IV, paragraph 3.
The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
[Signed] Keitel