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Secret Document
Honorable
Mr. Reichsfuehrer!
On
instructions from Reichsleiter Bouhler I placed a part
of my men at the disposal of Brigadefuehrer Globocnik
some considerable time ago for his Special Task. Following a
further request from him, I have now made available more
personnel. On this occasion Brigadefuehrer Globocnik
pressed the view that the whole Aktion against the Jews
should be carried out as quickly as it is in any way possible,
so that we will not some day be stuck in the middle should any
kind of difficulty make it necessary to stop the Aktion.
You yourself, Mr. Reichsfuehrer, expressed the view to
me at an earlier time that one must work as fast as possible,
if only for reasons of concealment. Both views are more than
justified according to my own experience, and basically they
produce the same results. Nevertheless I beg to be permitted
to present the following consideration of my own in this
connection:
According
to my impression there are at least 2-3 million men and women
well fit for work among the approx. 10 million European Jews.
In consideration of the exceptional difficulties posed for us
by the question of labor, I am of the opinion that these 2-3
million should in any case be taken out and kept alive. Of
course this can only be done if they are at the same time
rendered incapable of reproduction. I reported to you about a
year ago that persons under my instruction have completed the
necessary experiments for this purpose. I wish to bring up
these facts again. The type of sterilization which is normally
carried out on persons with genetic disease is out of the
question in this case, as it takes too much time and is
expensive. Castration by means of X-rays, however, is not only
relatively cheap, but can be carried out on many thousands in
a very short time. I believe that it has become unimportant at
the present time whether those affected will then in the
course of a few weeks or months realize by the effects that
they are castrated.
In
the event, Mr. Reichsfuehrer, that you decide to choose
these means in the interest of maintaining labor-material, Reichsleiter
Bouhler will be ready to provide the doctors and other
personnel needed to carry out this work. He also instructed me
to inform you that I should then order the required equipment
as quickly as possible.
Viktor
Brack
SS
Oberfuehrer
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