Letter to the navy and air force high commands, on the Foreign Office's draft of a declarartion on operational zones in Barbarossa

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Falkenstein, von (freiherr; major, general staff (1940-41))

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Sigismund von Falkenstein

German officer

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Date: 18 May 1941

Defendant: Joachim Ribbentrop, von

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: C-77

Citation: IMT (page 2362)

HLSL Item No.: 451954

Notes:The draft is not included, but a note following the message states that it concerned zones in the "Arctic Ocean, the Baltic, and the Black Sea."

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Wars of aggression

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C-77: Proposed Declaration of Operational Zones for use in 'Barbarossa' - attack on Russia

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C-77: Cover letter from the Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces to the High Commands of the Navy and Air Forces, dated 18 May 1941.

TOP SECRET
Fuehrer HQ, 18 May 1941 High Command of the Armed Forces "WFSt" Dep.L (I Op) No. U7W/U CC.Ch.M.
Top Secret By officer only
To: Navy High Command, Naval Warfare Direction Air Force High Command, General Staff IA.
The Foreign Office has prepared for the use in "Barbarossa'
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C-77
the attached draft of a Declaration of Operational Zones.
The Foreign Office, however, reserves its decision as to the date (when the Declaration will be issued) as well as discussion of particulars.
The Chief of the High Command By Order [signed]: von Falkenstein
[Note: The inclosure is a draft for a declaration concerning operational zones in the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic, and the Black Sea.]