Inter-Office Memorandum from D.A. Sprecher to Mr. DuBois, Dr. Kempner, Mr. Ragland, Mr. Lyon, Mr. Thayer

кшшшт...шттм 14 January 1948 SWTO« TO; A orephetic analysis by Mr* Jan P. Charants, aubeitted late dur lag the Ш Trial, eeneerioiiig pr©bl«»s of pleading тй proof In the Speer Cme Mr. Mels (363) Mr. Кеяраег (137) Mr. lagland (388) Mr. Lyon (498) Mr. Thayer (388) Серу to* General feyler (11?) 1. Shortly before tha eaa# in chief of the defendant Speer was heard hear the and of the 1MT Trial, Mr. Jan P. Charnats, than a member of the so- c ailed American feonosles Section** of Justice Jackson's staff, wrote a memorandum to Justice Jackson which is attached in its entirety. The natter was handled by Mr. Thomas Dodd, then incentive Trial Counsel for Justice Jackson* Mr, Dodd was reported to hero stated that Speer would clearly hang fer his participation in slacre labor (which Mr. Dodd had presented to the Tribunal personally in December - citation la attached вето), and be¬ cause he was generally Inrolred In the conspiracy. Partly as a result of this, partly because the French did not Introduce evidence made available to thee by the Americans , and partly because considerable new evidence con* earning the role of the Speer Ministry in production and spoliation was net offered at «11, the case ae to Speer has been troubles©»# ever since. Since it may be important to distinguish this case in all the cases involving aggressive war, Mr. Oharm&ti 1 eeaorondu» is being reproduced. Mr. Oiarajat*' mmr nhm Is attached for your consideration. 9. JL mm( Ш/ш Att.