NUREMBERG: When Rudolf Hess entered the dock at Nuremberg court house this morning [Nov 26], the fifth session of the war crimes trial of the 20 accused Nazi leaders, he demanded to have his picture taken, cables Charles Lynch, Reuter’s special correspondent. He stood up waving his hands wildly, until the court photographer complied with his request. …

Mr. Sydney Alderman, Deputy United States Prosecutor, then went to the rostrum in the centre of the court-room. Referring to 10 secret Nazi documents which would be heard about on Friday, he said: “This handful of documents leave no reasonable doubt on the aggressive war count.” The first of these documents was a speech by Hitler on November 3, 1939, to the supreme command of the German armed forces. Goering sat back with his arms folded as Mr. Alderman read into the microphone and the smooth voice of the interpreter brought Hitler’s words to the accused through their headphones. Hess continued to read his book and apparently coming to a funny passage in it, rocked with laughter. Later, he had to leave the court [because of] an attack of stomach cramps. …

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2020