- 1. The Allied Commissions of Inquiry have so far established
that no people were killed by poison gas in the following concentration
camps: Bergen-Belsen, Buchenwald, Dachau, Flossenbürg, Gross-Rosen,
Mauthausen and its satellite camps, Natzweiler, Neuengamme, Niederhagen
(Wewelsburg), Ravensbrück, Sachsenhausen, Stutthof, Theresienstadt.
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- In those cases, it has been possible to prove that confessions
had been extracted by tortures and that testimonies were false.
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- This must be taken into account when conducting investigations
and interrogations with respect to war crimes.
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- The result of this investigation should be brought to
the cognizance of former concentration camp inmates who at the time of
the hearings testified on the murder of people, especially Jews, with poison
gas in those concentration camps. Should they insist on their statements,
charges are to be brought against them for making false statements.
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- 2. In the C.L. (Circular Letter) 15/48, item 1 is to
be deleted.
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- The Head of the MPS Müller, Major" Certified
true copy: Lachout, Second Lieutenant
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- Lachout testified (in a Canadian court case) that he
had drafted this letter for Major Müller's signature and had watched
him sign it. He had then had copies made in the office which he certified,
signed and stamped. The letter was translated into three languages and
confirmed by the controlling officer. Only then was it allowed to be issued.
The letter was circulated to every military Kommando in the Russian zone
to keep personnel aware of the state of investigations. No one was ever
charged with making false statements because they withdrew their statements
as soon as they heard about the letter.
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- http://www.ihr.org/books/kulaszka/29lachout.html
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