The Secretary of the State and Chief of the Office of the President.
Berlin W8, 25 June 1935
Voss-Strasse 1
RP 3/52/35
Your Nr. Z.F. g 10 398/35 of 18 June 1935
Subject: Nolle-Prosse of Criminal Proceeding against Oberregierungsrat Vogel for committing bodily injury while in Office.
Before making a decision, the Fuehrer and Reich-Chancellor wants to discuss personally with the Reich-Governor of Saxony
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the complaints brought forward against Oberregierungsrat Vogel and the events connected with them. Therefore I shall withhold further information and request that until then further action on this procedure be also withheld.—
/s/ Dr. Meissner.
To the Reich Minister of Justice, Berlin W 8.
The Secretary of the State and Chief of the Office of the President
Berlin W8, 9 Sept 1935 Voss-Strasse 1
RP 3125/35
Your Nr. Z.F. g 10 398/35 of 18 June 1935
Subject: Nolle-prosse of Criminal Proceedings against Oberregierungsrat Vogel for. committing bodily injury while in Office.
With reference to my letter of 25 June 1935—RP 3152/35— I am able to inform you that the Fuehrer and Reichs-Chaneellor has decided for annulment of the criminal proceedings against Oberregierungsrat Vogel for his having committed bodily injury.
On the Fuehrer's behalf I request presentation of the draft of the decree for annulment.—
/s/ Dr. Meissner
To the Reich Minister of Justice, Berlin. '
Letters to Guertner on Hitler's decisions to review the case against Erich Vogel, and then to annul the proceedings
Authors
Otto L. Meissner (Dr., state secretary, then minister, Chancellery, Berlin)
Otto Meissner
German politician (1880-1953)
- Born: 1880-03-13 (Bischwiller)
- Died: 1953-05-27 (Munich)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: jurist; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Alte Straßburger Burschenschaft Germania
- Educated at: University of Strasbourg
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/69725518
Date: 09 September 1935
Literal Title: Subject: Nolle-prosse of Criminal Proceedings against Oberregierungsrat Vogel for committing bodily injury while in Office.
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-788
Citation: IMT (page 255)
HLSL Item No.: 450206
Notes:For the charges against Vogel, see document PS 787.
Trial Issues
Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) Nazi regime (rise, consolidation, economic control, and militarization) (I…
Document Summary
PS-788: Letters from Meissner to Gurtner, 25 June 1935 and 9 September 1935: Hitler has decided to quash criminal proceedings against Oberregierungsrat vogel for assault and battery