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III.13 The three series of War Crimes Branch records described below
(Entries 143, 144, and 149) are accessed by three 3­ by 5­inch card indexes:
European Place Name Index, 1944–1949 (Entry 141A)
Individual cards include the place name, the name and status of the indi­
vidual referred to in the document that contains the place name, the num­
ber of the file containing the document, and a summary of the contents of
the document. Arranged alphabetically by the name of the place in Europe
where war crimes took place. (Boxes 1–10, location: 270/01/13/01)
Name Index to ETO War Crimes Trials (Entry 141D)
Individual cards include the name of the war crimes trial defendant, the
trial designation, and JAG and ETO case file numbers. Arranged alphabeti­
cally by name of defendant. (Boxes 1–2, location: 270/10/13/02)
European Name Index (Entry 142)
Individual cards include the individual’s name; his status as accused, wit­
ness, or victim; the name of the case file that refers to the individual; and a
brief summary of the pertinent documents in the file. (Boxes 1–72, location:
270/1/13/02)
III.14 War Crimes Branch Case Files, 1944–1949 (Entry 143)
Each case file contains information about a specific war crime or group of
war crimes. Included are correspondence, trial records and transcripts, inves­
tigatory material such as interrogation reports and trial exhibits, clemency
petitions and reviews, photographs of atrocities, and published material such
as newspaper clippings and pamphlets. Country code 5 (Austria) contains 160
case files. Records pertaining to the Mauthausen proceedings are filed under
Case File 5­31, volumes 1 through 61. Each “volume” documents an individ­
ual case involving one or more defendants, and is identified by an ETO
(European Theater of Operations) Case Number that refers to a parallel and
generally more complete series of Mauthausen trial records in Record Group
549 (see III.78 below). A complete list of the Mauthausen defendants is includ­
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