WAR CRIME TRIALS

Grey River Argus, 25 June 1946, Page 5

WAR CRIME TRIALS

NUREMBURG, June 23. Albert Speer, Hitler’s Munitions Minister, continuing his evidence at the war crimes trial, said German scientists- during the war discovered two new gases which had a most unusual effect and would have produced the most frightful results. No respirator would have withstood them. Goebbels and Ley had urged their use and three factories were fully engaged in producing them. Claiming that contrary to Hitler’s wishes- he had stopped the production of the gases by throttling supplies to the factories, Speer said military circles opposed the use of the gas because Allied air superiority enabled much heavier retaliation. Speer said it was Himmler’s idea to continue the V weapon attacks against England after it was obvious Germany had lost the war. The production of rockets had been very expensive and far out of proportion to their effect. BELGRADE, June 23. A pre-war Yugoslav Minister, Dr Markovitch charged with Mikhailovitch and others before the War Crimes Tribunal pleaded not guilty. He denied that he personally opposed Tito’s National Liberation Movement but admitted Mikhailovitch’s Chetnik forces collaborated with the 'Germans against Tito’s forces.