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                          Judgment
                           of the
               International Military Tribunal
                           For The
             Trial of German Major War Criminals

                           London
               His Majesty's Stationery Office
                            1951
                                                            
                                                  [Page 130]

The President: Before pronouncing sentence on any of the
defendants, and while all the defendants are present, the
Tribunal takes the occasion to advise them that any
applications for clemency of the Control Council must be
lodged with the General Secretary of this Tribunal within
four days from to-day.

The Tribunal will now adjourn and will sit again at ten
minutes to three.

            (A recess was taken until 2.50 p.m.)

The President: In accordance with Article 27 of the Charter,
the International Military Tribunal will now pronounce the
sentences on the defendants convicted on this indictment.

Defendant Hermann Wilhelm Goering, on the counts of the
Indictment which you have been convicted, the International
Military Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Rudolf Hess, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life.

Defendant Joachim von Ribbentrop, on the counts of the
Indictment on which you have been convicted, the
International Military Tribunal sentences you to death by
hanging.

Defendant Wilhelm Keitel, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner, on the counts of the
Indictment on which you have been convicted, the
International Military Tribunal sentences you to death by
hanging.

                                                  [Page 131]
                                                            
Defendant Alfred Rosenberg, on the counts of the Indictment
on which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Hans Frank, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Wilhelm Frick, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Julius Streicher, on the counts of the Indictment
on which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Walther Funk, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life.

Defendant Karl Doenitz, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to ten years imprisonment.

Defendant Erich Raeder, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to imprisonment for life.

Defendant Baldur von Schirach, on the counts of the
Indictment on which you have been convicted, the
International Military Tribunal sentences you to twenty
years imprisonment.

Defendant Fritz Sauckel, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Alfred Jodl, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to death by hanging.

Defendant Arthur Seyss-Inquart, on the counts of the
Indictment on which you have been convicted, the
International Military Tribunal sentences you to death by
hanging.

Defendant Albert Speer, on the counts of the Indictment on
which you have been convicted, the International Military
Tribunal sentences you to twenty years imprisonment.

Defendant Konstantin von Neurath, on the counts of the
Indictment on which you have been convicted, the
International Military Tribunal sentences you to fifteen
years imprisonment.

The Tribunal sentences the Defendant Martin Bormann, on the
counts of the Indictment on which he has been convicted, to
death by hanging.

                                                  [Page 131]
                                                            
I have an announcement to make. The Soviet Member of the
International Military Tribunal desires to record his
dissent from the decisions in the cases of the Defendants
Schacht, von Papen, and Fritzsche. He is of the opinion that
they should have been convicted and not acquitted.

He also dissents from the decisions in respect to the Reichs
Cabinet, the General Staff and High Command, being of the
opinion that they should have been declared to be criminal
organisations.

He also dissents from the decision in the case of the
sentence on the Defendant Hess, and is of the opinion that
the sentence should have been death, and not life
imprisonment.

This dissenting opinion will be put into writing and annexed
to the judgment and will be published as soon as possible.

                  (The Tribunal adjourned.)

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