Belgian message to foreign governments, protesting the German military attack, declaring the Belgian Army's will to resist, and citing Belgium's "guarantors" who will "fulfil their promises"

Authors

Belgium (treaties, agreements, diplomatic statements)

Date: May 1940

Literal Title: Text of the Protest Communicated by the Belgian Government to the Foreign Governments Following upon the German Aggression of May 10th 1940

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: TC-59

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 111

Document Book No: Prosecution 4

Citation: IMT (page 1126)

HLSL Item No.: 450878

Notes:Document TC 58 was also part of UK exhibit 111. This message may have been issued on 10 May 1040, but the date is not made explicit.

Trial Issues

IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression