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86 Carlo Mattogno, Jürgen Graf: Treblinka
The largest of the craters produced by explosions (numerous fragments
attest to the fact that these explosions were set off by bombs), which is at
maximum 6 meters deep and has a diameter of about 25 meters – its walls
give recognizable evidence of the presence of a large quantity of ashes as
well as human remains – was further excavated in order to discover the
depth of the pit in this part of the camp. Numerous human remains were
found by these excavations, still partially in a state of decomposition. [208]
The soil consists of ashes interspersed with sand, and is of a dark gray
color, granulous in form. During the excavations, the soil gave off an intense
odor of burning and decay. At a depth of 7.5 meters the bottom was
reached, which consisted of layers of unmixed sand. At this point the digging
was stopped.
November 13, 1945
With the assistance of 30 workers employed for roadwork, the opening
of a pit was begun – a site where refuse was deposited in the northeastern
section of the camp. In this location, as the workers from the nearby hamlets
explained, a very large number of documents had been found so far.
Work was begun at this location, where the people [of that area] had dug a
three-meter-deep pit in a search for gold. During the course of the digging,
broken pieces of all sorts of kitchen containers as well as a large number
of rags were found. Aside from the coins discovered so far, Greek, Slovakian,
and French ones were found, as well as documents in Hebrew and
Polish and remnants of a Soviet passport. At a depth of 5 meters the work
was stopped due to the steadily worsening weather conditions.
The Examining Judge The State Attorney
�ukaszkiewicz Maciejewski
Decision:
The Examining Judge of Siedlce, on November 13, 1945, rules in consideration
of the fact that with great probability no mass graves are any
longer to be found on the grounds of the former camp today, as is to be
concluded from the witness testimonies examined so far and from the results
of the work carried out at the site, and in consideration of the oncoming
autumn, the present rainfall and the necessity of a rapid conclusion of
the judicial preliminary investigations, in view of all these facts that work
on the territory of the former death camp Treblinka is to stop.
The Examining Judge
�ukaszkiewicz.”
208 “stanie rozkladu”