NMT01-T768
Volume I · Page 768
that the transportation of the sick into a reserved area meant that, "they were left to their fate, provided with few physicians and with few or no nursing personnel," is devoid of application. (Tr. pp, 757-59.)
It should be observed, however, that these proposals by Blome (for internment or reserved areas) did not originate from him, but had already been discussed during the meeting of the German Tuberculosis Society in 1937, and went back to proposals which had already been worked out years before by English research workers in tuberculosis on instructions from the International Tuberculosis Commission, and which had been generally approved. (Blome 14, Blome Ex. 6.) Therefore, even if the existence of these proposals had been known, it cannot be said that they contradicted in any way the laws of humanity. According to widespread views held by the responsible circles, such measures are necessary if tuberculosis, from which millions die yearly, is to be fought effectively, and if the healthy portion of the population is to be protected effectively against the dangers of infection through incurable tubercular patients. In this case, the protection of the healthy population against infection appears more important than consideration for the unrestricted liberty of incurable patients.
| Prosecution Documents | |||
| Doc. No. | Pros. Ex. No. |
Description of Document | Page |
| NO-247 | 197 | Letter from Koppe to Rudolf Brandt, 3 May 1942, concerning the killing of tubercular Poles. | 769 |
| NO-244 | 201 | Letter from Himmler (signed by Rudolf Brandt) to Greiser, 27 June 1942, concerning the extermination of tubercular Poles. | 770 |
| NO-250 | 203 | Letter from Blome to Greiser, 18 November 1942, concerning the mass extermination of tubercular Poles. | 771 |
| NO-441 | 205 | Affidavit of defendant Rudolf Brandt, 24 October 1946, concerning the plan to exterminate tubercular Polish Nationals. | 775 |
| NO-246 | 196 | Letter from Greiser to Himmler, 1 May 1942, concerning the plan for mass extermination of tubercular Poles. | 776 |
