Confirmation of court room for trial

Telex No. 542

From To [Note 1] STL [State Police Headquarters] in Munich

Received on April 13, 1943 At: 4:55 pm Recorded by: [Illegible]

Sent on: [blank] At: [blank] Sent by: [blank]

+ STL. MUNICH [ILLEGIBLE] APRIL 13, 1943 [ILLEGIBLE] ===

TO THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE REICH, PEOPLE’S COURT, BERLIN

— [ILLEGIBLE] – WITH REGARDS TO:

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SCHMORELL ET AL

[ILLEGIBLE] YOUR TELEX DATED APRIL 12, 1943 SR. JUDICIAL OFFICER THIELE

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIAL, COURTROOM NUMBER 216 (DISTRICT COURT) ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE PALACE OF JUSTICE IS BEING CONSIDERED FOLLOWING DISCUSSION WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL [ILLEGIBLE].

THE REICH COMMISSIONER OF DEFENSE HAS EXPRESSLY WISHED TO HAVE A COURTROOM THAT WILL ALLOW THE PROCEEDINGS TO TAKE PLACE TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC. THEREFORE A SMALLER COURTROOM SHOULD BE CHOSEN.

SA GRUPPENF. BUNGE AND SS GRUPPENF. BREITHAUPT HAVE BOTH BEEN NOTIFIED REGARDING [TRIAL] DATE. BOTH HAVE AGREED TO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR THIS SESSION.—I REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED REGARDING THE TIME AT WHICH THE SESSION HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO START. SINCE [Note 2]

Form V 104.

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Note 1: Neither is crossed out.

Note 2: There was evidently a second page to this telex which was missing from the files. The word “Since” is underlined, at the bottom right-hand corner of the page, which indicates that it was continued on the next page beginning with the word “Since”.

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Source: NJ1704 (73)