Front matter

TRIAL

OF

THE MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS

BEFORE

THE INTERNATIONAL

MILITARY TRIBUNAL

NUREMBERG

14 NOVEMBER 1945—1 OCTOBER 1946

PUBLISHED AT NUREMBERG, GERMANY

1948

This volume is published in accordance with the

direction of the International Military Tribunal by

the Secretariat of the Tribunal, under the jurisdiction

of the Allied Control Authority for Germany.

VOLUME XVIII

OFFICIAL TEXT

IN THE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PROCEEDINGS

9 July 1946—18 July 1946

CONTENTS

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Day, Tuesday, 9 July 1946,

Morning Session1

Afternoon Session48

One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Day, Wednesday, 10 July 1946,

Morning Session89

One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Day, Thursday, 11 July 1946,

Morning Session129

Afternoon Session164

One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Day, Friday, 12 July 1946,

Morning Session193

Afternoon Session227

One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Day, Monday, 15 July 1946,

Morning Session253

Afternoon Session287

One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Day, Tuesday, 16 July 1946,

Morning Session325

Afternoon Session364

One Hundred and Eightieth Day, Wednesday, 17 July 1946,

Morning Session403

One Hundred and Eighty-first Day, Thursday, 18 July 1946,

Morning Session442

Afternoon Session468

Editor’s Note: In respect to the presentation of the final pleas by Counsel for the Defense, the Tribunal in several instances directed that written speeches of excessive length be shortened for oral presentation in Court and that notice would be taken by the Tribunal of the paragraphs omitted. In the sessions to follow such passages have been reproduced in small type.