Memorandum from Charles S. Lyon to Morris Amchan, September 20, 1948 - page 1

30 September 1948 МЛ- MORA В D P H TO: Mr. Morris Auchan КШК: l&r. Charles S. Lyon BSs St tus of Deonoiaic Ministries Cose Summery of the present status Beferenee is made to my recent memorandum to беяегаХ fayior, copy of which you hare received. following is a list of the defendants for which this division is responsible, those marked with an asterisk being the ones charged on aggressive war: Soerner* Pleiger* Keppler* Kehrl Saeche Puhl Derre* II Keopler Xepplar is somewhat of a special case since, as you know, part of his activity w e in the foreign Office. She origins! understanding was that his foreign Office activities would he the responsibility of the Political Ministries Division. Subsequently, while I was in the United States, Mr. Oentt worked out so®® sort of an arrangement whereby he took over the foreign Office activities of Keppler. Keppler's own testimony was divi ed into two parts with his foreign Office activities being covered in the first installment and the rest of his activities being covered some weeks later in the midst of the economic defendants. Mr. frantt conducted the cross examination which followed the first installment °nd I conducted the cross examination which followed the second installment. I am not clear whether Mr. featt intends to continue any work on the foreign Office aspects of Meppler. If he does not I should think that the draft of the final brief on Kep ler's foreign Office activities should be don© by the Politics! Ministries Division. What then should happen to the draft is something I c n not visualise at the moment. If the Political Ministries Division intends to have a brief covering in bloc the activities of foreign Office defendant#, this material on lender would undoubtedly be woven iat such «brief. Jven lf this is dona, however, I feel thd the material should be substantially repeated in an individual brief on Soppier. Sender * s activity extended in many different directions and the full im¬ portance of hie contribution to crime* «gainst peace can only be seen if his various activities гтэ brought together in one place. following ie a summary of the cose «gains t feppler: l) Aggressive War The evidence here includes the followings