VOLUME XIV

16 May 46
THE PRESIDENT: The Tribunal would like to look at the
original. Yes, Dr. Siemers.
DR. SIEMERS: It has no date, no signature-in the original in
the folder, it has no indicatioa ocf where the document comes from.
It is headed "Second Speech.. ." although it is certain that on this
date Hitler made only one speech, and it is hardly 11/2 pages long,
although. . .
THE PRESIDENT: When you say it has no date, it is part of
the document itself which says that it is the second speech of the
Fuhrer on the 22d of August 1939.
DR. SIEMERS: I said, Mr. President, it has a heading but no date.
THE PRESIDENT: But you said it has no date.
DR. SIEMERS: It has no date as to when these notes were put
in writing. It has only the date of when the speech is supposed to
have been made. On all documents which the Prosecution submitted,
also in the case of minutes, you will find the date of the
session and the date on which the minutes were set up; also the
place where the minutes were set up, the name of the person who
set it up, an indication that it is secret or something like that.
Furthermore, it is cer.tain that Hitler spoke for Z1/2 hours. I believe
it is generally known that Hitler spoke very fast. It is quite out
of the question that the minutes could be 11/2 pages long if they
are to give the meaning and the content, at least to some extent,
of a speech which lasted 2l/2 hours. It is important-I may then
refer to still another point. I will submit the original of Document
798-PS afterwards. I am no expert on handwriting or type-
writers, but I notice that this document, which is also not signed,
whose origin we do not know, is written on the same paper with
the same typewriter.
THE PRESIDENT: You say we do not know where it has come
from-it is a captured document covered by the affidavit which was
made with reference to all other captured documents.
DR. SIEMERS: Well, but I would be grateful to the Prosecution
if, in the case of such an important document, the Prosecution
would be kind enough in order to determine the actual historical
facts to indicate more exactly where it originates. Because it is
not signed by Schmundt or Hossbach or anyone and has no number,
it is only loose pages.
THE PRESIDENT: I do not know whether the Prosecution can
do that, but it seems to me to be rather late in the day to ask for it.
MR. THOMAS J. DODD (Executive Trial Counsel for the United
States): Mr. President, I do not know what the exact origin of this
document is offhand, but I expect that we could probably get some