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| PROTOCOL |
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Whereas
an Agreement and Charter regarding the Prosecution of War Criminals was signed
in London on the 8th August 1945, in the English, French and Russian languages,
And whereas a discrepancy has been found to exist between the originals
of Article 6, paragraph (c), of the Charter in the Russian language, on
the one hand, and the originals in the English and French languages, on the
other, to wit, the semi-colon in Article 6, paragraph (e), of the
Charter between the words “war” and “or”, as carried in the
English and French texts, is a comma in the Russian text,
And whereas
it is desired to rectify this discrepancy:
Now, THEREFORE, the
undersigned, signatories of the said Agreement on behalf of their respective
Governments, duly authorized thereto, have agreed that Article 6, paragraph
(c), of the Charter in the Russian text is correct, and that the meaning
and intention of the Agreement and Charter require that the said semi-colon in
the English text should be changed to a comma, and that the French text should
be amended to read as follows: |
| (e) |
LES CRIMES
CONTRE L’HUMANITE: c’est à dire l’assassinat,
l’extermination, la réduction en esclavage, la déportation,
et tout autre acte inhumain commis contre toutes populations civiles, avant ou
pendant la guerre, ou bien les persécutions pour des motifs politiques,
raciaux, ou religieux, lorsque ces actes ou persécutions, qu’ils
aient constitué ou non une violation du droit interne du pays où
ils ont été perpétrés, ont été commis
à la suite de tout crime rentrant dans la compétence du Tribunal,
ou en liaison avec ce crime. |
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Undersigned have signed the present Protocol.
DONE
in quadruplicate in Berlin this 6th day of October, 1945, each in English,
French, and Russian, and each text to have equal authenticity |
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For the
Government of the United States of America
ROBERT H. JACKSON |
For the
Provisional Government of the French Republic
FRANÇOIS DE
MENTHON |
For the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
HARTLEY SHAWCROSS |
For the
Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
R. RUDENKO |
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| CONTROL
COUNCIL LAW NO. IO |
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PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES,
CRIMES AGAINST
PEACE AND AGAINST HUMANITY |
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| In order
to give effect to the terms of the Moscow Declaration of 30 October 1943 and
the London Agreement of 8 August 1945, and the Charter issued pursuant thereto
and in order to establish a uniform legal basis in Germany for the prosecution
of war criminals and other similar offenders, other than those dealt with by
the International Military Tribunal, the Control Council enacts as follows:
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XVIIII |
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