TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-211
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 169
LETTER FROM PROFESSOR CLAUBERG TO HIMMLER, 30 MAY 1942 (REFERRING TO A
LETTER FROM RUDOLF BRANDT), CONCERNING THE URGENCY OF RESEARCH INTO
BIOLOGICAL PROPAGATION AND STERILIZATION WITHOUT OPERATION, AND DRAFT OF
A “RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL PROPAGATION”
Professor C. Clauberg, M. D. Chief Physician of the Gynecological
Clinics of the Miners’ (Knappschaft) Hospital and of the St. Hedwig
Hospital.
Koenigshuette, Upper Silesia, 30 May 1942
Telephone 409-31
[Handwritten]
Wednesday 8 July
To the Reich Leader SS Heinrich Himmler Through SS Obergruppenfuehrer
and General of the Police Schmauser
[Handwritten]
discussed H. H. [Heinrich Himmler]
Dear Reich Leader!
In answer to my letter of 5 June 1941 “concerning the Research Institute
for Biological Propagation” I received at that time by return mail the
answer of your personal adjutant, SS Sturmbannfuehrer Brandt, dated 19
June 1941 saying that you, Reich Leader, would come back to my expose as
soon as possible. Without any doubt the far more important events of the
war which happened shortly afterwards prevented this.
If I may remind you briefly, the continuation of my work had been
rendered impossible because of the problem of carrying out the
procurement of female concentration camp inmates. On the occasion of a
scientific discussion with the Stabsfuehrer of your office here, SS
Obersturmbannfuehrer Dr. Arlt, I also happened to speak about my
research activities in the field of biological propagation. Dr. Arlt
told me then that the one person in Germany today who would be
particularly interested in these matters and who would be able to help
me would be you, most honorable Reich Leader. In his capacity as a
member of the SS and Stabsfuehrer of your office here, I then told him
briefly that I had already submitted this matter to you.
After this discussion, I most obediently take the liberty of asking you
to make it possible for me to carry out these tasks here in Upper
Silesia.
In order to explain what would be necessary at the moment—that is, at
least for the time being—the two most urgent questions and fundamental
problems should be stated briefly once more.
A. In the question of the positive population policy, the eventual or
most probable importance of agriculture for the female capacity for
propagation demands clarification. This is to be thoroughly probed and
tested by experiments on animals, namely, on the experimental animal
which is proverbially most fertile and at the same time variable in its
fertility—the rabbit. The question is whether good general nutrition
with food obtained through intensive farming can reduce fertility, and
if this should be the case, what factor (positive or negative) is
responsible.
B. In the question of the negative population policy the situation now
is such that from animal experiments (in which I have demonstrated the
possibility of sterilization without operation) we must proceed to the
first experiments on human beings.
For that purpose the following is necessary: