Ministries Trial Defendants Defendants

| Name_ | Function_ | Sentence_ |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst von Weizsäcker | Permanent Secretary of State in the Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Ministry) under Ribbentrop until 1943, then ambassador to the Holy See; SS-Brigadeführer. | 7 years` imprisonment; reduced to 5 years on December 12, 1949, released in October 1950. |
| Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland | Successor of von Weizsäcker as Secretary of State in the Foreign Ministry (until 1945) | 7 years` imprisonment; reduced to 5 years on December 12, 1949, released 1950 |
| Wilhelm Keppler | Secretary of State; Hitler`s advisor for economy | 10 years` imprisonment; released 1951 |