LONDON: All leading Nazis now in custody, including Rudolph Hess, are named in the first list of war criminals to be tried before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg, it was announced tonight [Aug 29].

The announcement, issued simultaneously in Washington, London, Paris and Moscow, gives the names of 24 leading Nazis, including Hess, Goering, Von Ribbentrop, and Ley.

Although no dates for the trials have been fixed, it is generally expected that they will begin early in October. The announcement said investigations are going forward of the cases of other war criminals not included in this list.

The list is headed by Goering, head of the German Air Force and one time number two Nazi. He is followed by Hess, former Deputy Fuehrer, who has been held prisoner in Britain, since his mysterious flight across the North Sea … Then comes Von Ribbentrop the Nazi Foreign Minister charged with being one of the chief fomenters of world war two.

[Meanwhile, as reported from Bombay,] A disastrous fire attended by serious loss of life occurred this afternoon [Aug 29] in Ballard Estate, resulting in the premises of Paramount Pictures (India) Limited being completely gutted.

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2020