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| TRANSLATION Of DOCUMENT NI-10056 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 773 |
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| MEMORANDUM BY
DEFENDANT STEINBRINCK FOR DEFENDANT FLICK, 20 AUGUST 1934, CONCERNING
A CONFERENCE WITH GENERAL KURT LIESE, CHIEF OF ARMY ORDNANCE, ON THE PROSPECTS OF MILITARY ORDERS FOR FLICK |
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| Berlin, 20 August 1934 | |
| St: Fr. Strictly Confidential |
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| Memo for Mr. Flick
[Initial] F. [FLICK] |
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| Today at a conference General
Liese informed me that Mitteldeutsche Stahlwerke should not hesitate to prepare
themselves for a continuous flow of big orders for a number of years. He asked
whether we had received large orders since duly. I answered that to my
knowledge about 50,000-60,000 shells had been requested and an additional order
for drilled pipes was promised. The total of our orders, including the promised
orders amount to 3 to at most 3.5 millions, whereas investments for equipment
bought or still to be bought amounted to 7 millions. The orders for 3.5
millions — to be delivered by next spring — could not be considered
very big therefore. General Liese agreed with me and advised Major Warlimont,* who was present, to see to it that Mittelstahl receives more consideration, if possible — for the rest, he seemed to be generally informed on the progress of the new constructions as well as the development of orders already placed. In any case he emphasized that further developments proceeded satisfactorily. He finally emphasized again that we could certainly count on bigger orders by 1938 and advised us to use our own means also to prepare ourselves for the speediest possible execution of orders. The reference to this statement of General Liese on the one hand and the gradually more deflated prices for pressed shells on the other hand seem to make it expedient to improve the pressing installation with our own funds. Our shipping and delivery method is still very primitive and could undoubtedly be reduced In cost and improved by means of rollers, automatic conveyors, etc. |
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| [Initials] ST [STEINBRINCK] | |
| Carbon copy to Mr. Moeller.
File: HWA-RWM-Groeditz III 1-8-31-Dec. 1934 |
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* Walter Warlimont, defendant in High Command Case, United States vs. Wilhelm von Leeb, et al., Volumes X and XI, this series.
