Evening star., 1945-11-26
BY the Associated Press.

NoEIbINoLIt1, iNONs 1O~Holhby
pages of correspondence between the
Vatican and the Nazi government
arrived here yesterday for use as
evidence against the 20 top-flight
Nazis. The correspondence was
made available by the Vatican.
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j.,
vice president of Georgetown Uni
versity, who is serving on the staff
of American Prosecutor. Robert H.
Jackson, began translation of the
documents Immediately. They prob
ably will be introduced sometime
this week as part of the mass OF
documentary evidence which JUS
tice Jackson said was sufficient to
convict the defendants.
Justice Jackson in his opening
speech disclosed that the Vatican
had made several protests to the
German government against perse-
cution of the church and its priests,
but that Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, one of the Defend
ants. had never answered them.
1t. Roger Barrett, former Chicago
attorney in charge of the documents
room at the Palace of Justice Build
ing, said more than 20 carloads of
documents had been assembled by
the American prosecution to prove
its case and to assist the British,
Russians and French to prove theirs.
Evidence Is Vast.
The volume of documentary evi-
dence the Americans intend to pre-
sent was indicated Friday when
members of Justice Jackson's staff
introduced approximately 100000
words before the tribunal. They
expect to take all this week to wind
up their case.
1t. Barrett is personally respon-
sible for the vast treasure trove of
priceless Nazi documents. He locks
away in flreproof cases such docu-
ments as are needed in the course
of the trial and, whenever they are
produced in evidence, he personally
hands them to the judges.
1llC hIiC4 ivan piOoCCulIOil, dlISI
screening thousands of tons" of ma
terial captured by the victorious
American Army, brought about 20
carloads to Nuremberg. From these,
in turn, about 5000 documents were
finally selected for placing in evi-
dence.
5000, 900 Sheets of Paper.
Such evidence has hitherto been
multigra phed, including those given
to the press Friday. The total is
estimated at 100000 sheets of
paper.
when I saw 5000 documnets I
really mean much more" 1t. Bar
rett explained. He said that often
a whole series of DEGREES by Hitler,
for example, is punched together and
numbered as one document.
The labyrinth of documents is
indexed, multigraphed and filed by
a staff of more than 30 clerks
headed by Sergt. John E. Back of
Kokomo, Ind: T/5 Russell Cardoza
of New London, Conn, and Pies
John H. Power of Auburn, N. Y;
Charles D. Abel of York, Pa, and
Berthold Fuld of New York City.
Each document is placed in sep
arate covers, accompanied by sum-
mary sheets, concisely indicating its
contents, as well as so-called analy-
sis sheets, showing its pertinence as
made, or are being made, of all
original documents.
U. S. Retains Title.
just where the American fund OF
documents will finally repose has
not been settled. All evidence SUBJ
mitted must become part of the
court record, to be deposited wher-
ever the tribunal agrees it should go
but the Charter provides that any
nation may withdraw original docu-
ments and supply photostats in
stead
This means that the United States
retains title to everything. for in
stance, bearing Hitler's signature
Certain American institutions are
understood already to be seeking
Justice Jackson's treasure. These
are said to include the Library oil
Congress, the United States Ar
chives, the Hoover War Library anc
several of Americas largest uni
versities.
Only an infinitesimal part of the
captured documents can be used as
evidence, and a wealth of sensational
material for historians will never be
made public at Nuremberg.
Almost all the defendants, except