Archive/File: people/e/eichmann.adolf/transcripts/Written-Defence-Summaries-01 Last-Modified: 1999/06/15 List of written summaries submitted by the Defence in the Criminal Proceedings against Adolf Eichmann before the District Court in Jerusalem Submitted by: Dr. R. Servatius 14 August 1961 Note: These written submissions were supplementary to the oral pleadings by Dr. Servatius (see Session 114, p. 1). They follow the order of the Counts of the Indictment. Under each Count, they commence with a Precis of the Arguments for the Prosecution (under para. I), arranged by subject matter, followed by an enumeration of "Means of Proof" (i.e. Documents, generally bearing the No. of the Court Exhibit and of the Prosecution Catalogue, and testimonies) relied on by the Prosecution, with a brief description of each item of proof (here this description has been omitted, since each item can be perused in full in its proper place in the volumes of this publication. Under para. II, there follow the Arguments for the Defence, again arranged by subject matter, each with its Means of Proof, and finally (under para. III), the Submissions for the Defence. FIRST COUNT OF THE INDICTMENT Causing Death I Argument for the Prosecution: Crimes against the Jewish People 1. (I a) Final Solution Means of Proof: 1. T/111 - Document 1508 2. T/114 - Document 76 3. T/125 - Document 460 4. T/116 - Document 1368 5. T/118 - Document 1054 6. T/164 - Document 983 7. T/165 - Document 775 8. T/174 - Document 172 9. T/394 - Document 1209 10. T/308 - Document 42 11. T/186 - Document 841 12. T/253 - Anne Frank's Diary 13. T/1140 - Document 1341 14. T/1288 - Document 1502 15. T/1113 - Document 900, p. 36 16. T/57 - Document 584 17. T/84 - Document 6 18. T/58 - Document 856 19. T/88 - Handwritten by Hoess 10 April 1946 20. T/89 - Document 129 21. T/90 - Document 226 22. T/307 - Document 674 23. T/111 - Document 1508 24. T/114 - Document 76 25. T/125 - Document 460 26. T/116 - Document 1368 27. T/118 - Document 1054 28. T/164 - Document 983 29. T/165 - Document 775 30. T/174 - Document 172 31. T/394 - Document 1209 32. T/308 - Document 42 33. T/186 - Document 841 34. T/253 - Anne Frank's diary 35. T/1140 - Document 1341 36. T/1288 - Document 1502 37. T/1113 - Document 900, p. 36 38. T/57 - Document 584 2. (I b) Competence of the Accused. Rounding-up, Deportation, Extermination. Means of Proof: 39. T/133 - Document 1169 40. T/170 - Document 1398 41. T/297 - Document 349 42. T/271 - Document 9 3. (I c) Orders for Extermination to Local Police Headquarters and Central Offices in Vienna, Prague, and Berlin. Means of Proof: 43. T/737 - Document 1279 44. T/1359 - Document 731 T/1396 - 4 Duesseldorf files T/1397 - Deportation and rounding-up T/1398 45. T/765 - Document 1282 4. (I d) Acting through BdS (any of the Security Police and Specialists for Jewish Affairs) 45. T/734 - Document 119 46. T/404 - Document 113 47. T/403 - Document 54 48. T/407 - Document 693 49. T/403 - Document 54 50. T/405 - Document 457 51. T/418 - Document 56 52. T/419 - Document 585 53. T/451 - Document 142 54. T/451 - Document 142 55. T/604 - Document 198 56. T/552 - Document 332 57. T/563 - Document 1352 5. (I e) Acting through German diplomatic representations and Police Attaches. Means of Proof: 58. T/1102 - Document 1526 59. T/1139 - Document 972 60. T/491 - Document 132 61. T/1184 - Document 771 62. T/1192 - Document 369 63. T/1193 - Document 152 64. T/1213 - Document 849 65. T/1128 - Document 896 6. (I f) Extermination Camps Means of Proof: 66. T/219 - Document 1410 67. T/218 - Document 1549 68. T/1284 - Document 1373 69. T/1299 - Document 1550 70. T/1367 - Document 913 71. T/217 - Document 858 72. T/1107 - Document 1041 73. T/1312 - Document 1391 74. T/1357 - Document 31 75. T/1356 - Document 1273 76. T/1306 - Document 183 7. (I g) Operations Units Poland Means of Proof: 77. T/309 - Document 1099 78. T/310 - Document 788 79. T/216 - Document 843 8. (I h) Operations Units Russia and Baltic Countries Means of Proof: 80. T/302 - Document 139 81. T/303 - Document 138 82. T/305 - Document 1092 83. T/312 - Document 776 84. T/85 - Document 773 85. T/85 - Document 773 86. T/306 - Document 844 9. (I j) (see II a 1) 10. (I k) Deportations Means of Proof: 87. T/210 - Document 795 88. T/846 - Document 1198 89. T/1399 - Document 1663 90. T/267 - Document 940 91. T/268 - Document 941 92. T/346 - Document 721 93. T/347 - Document 722 94. T/266 - Document 1498 95. T/790 - Document 1418 96. T/917 - Document 1082 97. T/500 - Document 295 98. T/501 - Document 389 99. T/1215 - Document 161 100. T/1401 - Document 1654 101. T/865 - Document 855 102. T/842 - Document 109 103. T/864 - Document 1369 11. (I l) Hungary Means of Proof: 104. T/1156 - Document 785 105. T/1165 - Document 1321 106. T/1217 - Document 156 107. T/1218 - Document 976 108. T/1222 - Document 1441 109. T/1221 - Document 1422 110. T/1219 - Document 1154 111. T/1223 - Document 155 112. T/123 - Document 449 113. T/1245 - Document 511 114. T/1249 - Document 1470 115. T/1116 - Document 901 116. T/689 - Document 774 117. T/1190 - Document 447 118. T/1246 - Document 807 119. T/1157 - Document 1300 II.Argument for the Defence As to 1. (I a) Initiative and planning did not emanate from the Accused. All central authorities of the Reich were active in that regard. Means of Proof: 1. T/114 - Document 76 2. T/125 - Document 460 3. T/117 - Document 296 4. T/137 - Document 468 5. T/118 - Document 1054 6. T/179 - Document 461 7. T/180 - Document 890 8. T/181 - Document 946 9. T/183 - Document 465 10. T/184 - Document 801 11. T/185 - Document 74 12. T/186 - Document 841 13. T/197 - Document 501 14. T/198 - Document 454 15. T/138 - Document 597 16. T/395 - Document 1179 17. N/29 - Document 458 18. T/1416 - Document 1560 19. T/710 - Document 1602 20. T/176 - Document 1091 21. T/207 - Document 1090 22. T/297 - Document 349 23. T/298 - Document 1088 24. T/299 - Document 1102 25. T/301 - Document 1104 26. N/13 - Document 1613 27. T/296 - Document 765 28. T/196 - Document 93 2. (I b) Competence of the Accused. Rounding-up, Deportation, Extermination. Means of Proof: 29. T/116 - Document 1368 30. T/96 - Document 919 31. T/645 - Document 1562 32. T/647 - Document 1588 33. T/99 - Document 36 34. T/104 - Document 750 35. T/94 - Document 1241 36. T/97 - Document 920 3. (I c) Orders for Extermination to Local Police Headquarters and Central Offices in Vienna, Prague, and Berlin. While Eichmann himself was in charge of Central Offices (Zentralstellen), those served only for emigration. After he became Section Head at the Head Office for Reich Security, he gave directions to them, under orders concerning deportation, as received by him. Means of Proof: 37. T/113 - Document 782 38. T/742 - Document 1280 39. T/730 - Document 1278 40. T/139 - Document 1663 4. (I d) Acting through BdS (Senior Commander of the Security Police) and Specialists for Jewish Affairs The Department Heads at the Head Office for Reich Security were entitled to give directions to the BdS on matters within their competence. However, the BdS, on his part, was subordinate to the Higher SS and Police Leader, who was himself not subordinate to the Head Office for Reich Security, but directly to Himmler. The Accused issued provisional directions to the Specialist for Jewish Affairs at the BdS, but these were converted into specific operations by the office of the BdS. Means of Proof: 41. T/98 - Document 554 For further means of proof, see under I k.
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