Military Tribunal Number III, Case Number 10, United States against Alfried Krupp

KRtfPP MILITARY TRIBUNAL NO. Ill CASE No. 10 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA against ALFRIED KRUPP, et al. Comments upon tie Memorandum of Dr. Kranzbuehler Entitled "Laying down of my brief for defendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach" In a memorandum addressed to Military Tribunal No. Ill, dated 19 December 19U7,1) Dr. Kranzbuehler states that: " I consider the Tribunal’s order to continue the defense in spite of my statement to lay down the defense, as appointment as ex officio Defense counsel. This appointment being against the will of my previous client, I too do not agree on it. I therefore request the appointment be revoked." As noted in the response of the prosecution to the request of Dr. Kranzbuehler for a joint session of the Military Tribunals, the action of 'this Tribunal, in requiring Dr. Kranzbuehler to continue his representation of defendant Alfried Krupp until such time as appro¬ priate request was made to the Tribunal in writing and the Tribunal had ruled upon the request, involves no appointment of Dr. Kranzbuehler as defense counsel. It involves merely the maintenance of the status quo, namely, continuation of a representation requested by the defend¬ ant, applied for by Dr. Kranzbuehler and approved by this Tribunal, until such tine as an orderly request might be disposed of in an orderly fashion. However, even if the request contained in Dr. Xraribuehler ' s memorandum were considered as a request that he be relieved of his representation of defendant Alfried Krupp, a number of problems exists. The prosecution desires to emphasize, as this Tribunal has done^ that it 1) The memorandum was not filed with the Secretary General until 2.3 December 19П7 and was not served until 30 December 19b-7« - 1 -