Prosecution rebuttal statement Affirmation of sentences by Military Governor of the United States Zone Order of the District Court of the United States for the District of 29 November 1947 6 April 1948 Order of the United States Court of 11 May 1949 Appeals for the District of Columbia Order of the Supreme Court of the 14 November 1949 Certiorari The English transcript of the court proceedings runs to 11,026 mimeographed pages. The prosecution introduced into evidence 869 written exhibits (some of which contained several documents), and the defense 613 written exhibits. The tribunal heard oral testimony of 31 witnesses called by the prosecution and of 20 witnesses, excluding the defendants, called by the defense. Each of the six defendants testified on his own behalf and each was subject to examination on behalf of other defendants. The exhibits offered by both the prosecution and defense contained documents, photographs, affidavits, interrogatories, letters, maps, charts, and written evidence. The prosecution introduced 59 affidavits; the defense introduced 445 affidavits. The prosecution called one defense affiant for cross-examination; the defense called 13 prosecution affiants for cross-examination. The case-in-chief of the prosecution took 36 court days and the case for the six defendants took 89 court days. The Tribunal was in recess between 13 June 1947 and 2 July 1947 to give the defense additional time to prepare its case. The members of the Tribunal and prosecution and defense counsel are listed in the ensuing pages. Prosecution counsel were assisted in preparing the case by Walter Rapp (Chief of the Evidence Division), Norbert Barr, and Erich Kaufman, interrogators, and Henry Buxbaum, Clarissa Kohn, Josif Marcu, Walter Schonfeld, Louis Stubing, Fred Thieberger, and Ernest Tislowitz, research and documentary analysts. Selection and arrangement of the Flick case material published herein was accomplished principally by Norbert G. Barr and Paul H. Gantt, working under the general supervision of Drexel A. Sprecher, Deputy Chief Counsel and Director of Publications, Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes. Morris Amchan, John P. Banach, Catherine W. Bedford, Henry Buxbaum, Gertrude Ferencz, Constance Gavares, Arnold Lissance, Johanna K. Reischer, Hans Sachs, Walter Schonfeld, and Erna E. Uiberall assisted in selecting, compiling, editing, and indexing the numerous papers. John H. E. Fried, Special Legal Consultant to the Tribunals, reviewed and approved the selection and arrangement of the material as the designated representative of the Nuernberg Tribunals. Final compilation and editing of the manuscript for the printing was accomplished under the general supervision of Colonel Edward H. Young, JAGC, Chief of the War Crimes Division in the Office of The Judge Advocate General, Department of the Army, with Amelia D. Rivers as Editor in chief, Ruth Phillips as Editor, and Karl Kalter and Theodore G. Hartry as research analysts. 1. Effective as of April 1947, pursuant to Military Government Ordinance No. 7, 24 October 1946, entitled "Organization and Powers of Certain Military Tribunals", there is hereby constituted Military Tribunal IV. 2. The following are designated as members of Military Tribunal IV: CHARLES B. SEARS WILLIAM C. CHRISTIANSON RICHARD D. DIXON Presiding Judge Alternate Judge 3. The Tribunal shall convene at Nuernberg, Germany, to hear such cases as may be filed by the Chief of Counsel for War Crimes or by his duly designated representative. MEMBERS OF MILITARY TRIBUNAL IV JUDGE CHARLES B. SEARS, Presiding Judge Formerly Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. JUDGE WILLIAM C. CHRISTIANSON, Member Formerly Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. JUDGE FRANK N. RICHMAN, Member Formerly Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana. JUDGE RICHARD D. DIXON, Alternate Member Formerly Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES GENERAL JUDGE RICHARD D. DIXON... 15 March 1947 22 December 1947 |