Order of Judge William C. Christianson, June 8, 1948

MILITARY TRIBUNALS TRIBUNAL IV, CASE 11 THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA against ERNST VON WEIZSAECKER, et al ORDER The Tribunal having reconsidered its order filed on 29 March 1948, fixing the order in which the various defen dants in these proceedings are required to present their respective defenses, and being of the opinion t'hat an orderly presentation of the defense requires that, as far as possible, such presenta¬ tion be grouped according to the nature of the charges involved, and finding that defendant Keppler’s case has two distinct aspects, namely diplomatic and ecohomic, Now Therefore IT IS ORDERED that defendant Keppler be, and he is hereby required ■ to present the diplomatic phases of his defense immediately after that of defendant Erdmannsdorf and immediately before that of defendant Veesenmayer, and that defendant Keppie r present the economic aspect of his case immediately after that of the defendant Koerner and immediately -before that of defendant Plelger. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the said order of 29 March 1948, hereinbefore referred to, be amended by amending para¬ graphs 5 and 8 to read as follows: "5. Weizsaecker, Steengracht, Woermann, Ritter, Erdmasuas- dorf,. Keppler, Veesenmayer and Bohle, of the Foreign Office.” ”8. Koerner, Keppler, Plelger and Kehrl." Nurnberg, Germany /а/ William C. Christianson 8 June 1948 WILLIAM C. CHRISTIANSON Pres iding Judge firibunal IV