As shown by the Indictment of the major war criminals, Julius Streicher
is to be tried in common with the other major war criminals and also for
acts committed by himself, including, in particular, the incitement of
the persecution of the Jews set forth in Count One and Count Four of the
Indictment.
Thus, Streicher must bear the personal responsibility in the first
place, for deriding the Jews, for their being tortured and murdered as a
direct result of his propaganda and of that of his followers.
Pursuant to this Indictment the interrogations of Streicher were carried
on.
At the interrogation of 10 November 1945 by representatives of the
Delegation of the Soviet Union, Streicher declared quite unexpectedly
that he “had been holding the viewpoint of Zionism.”
If, in addition to this, we remember the motion of Streicher’s Defense
Counsel at the session of the Military Tribunal of 15 November 1945 of
the irresponsibility (psychical) of his client, it seems to me evident
that there is every reason for appointing psychiatric experts.
This measure should not encounter any difficulties, as right at this
moment there are in Nuremberg a sufficient number of highly qualified
specialists, who have just solved a similar problem in connection with
the Defendant Hess.
An immediate examination would give the Tribunal, before even the
beginning of the session, exact information as to whether the Defendant
Streicher is responsible or irresponsible. There is still amply
sufficient time to do so.
To resort to experts when the Trial had already begun, would undoubtedly
delay the normal procedure of the Tribunal.
Given consideration to the above, I request that the Defendant Streicher
be submitted to a psychiatric examination before the beginning of the
Trial.
/s/ POKROVSKY
Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the
U.S.S.R.