TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1582-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 45 LETTER FROM RUDOLF BRANDT TO RASCHER, UNDATED, INFORMING HIM THAT PRISONERS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE RESEARCH AK/104a/LO Bra/V [Stamp unintelligible May 2 (?) 1941] SS Untersturmfuehrer Sigmund Rascher M. D. Munich Trogerstr. 56 Dear Dr. Rascher: Shortly before flying to Oslo, the Reich Leader SS gave me your letter of 15 May 1941, for partial reply. I can inform you that prisoners will, of course, be gladly made available for the high-flight researches. I have informed the Chief of the Security Police of this agreement of the Reich Leader SS, and requested that the competent official be instructed to get in touch with you. I want to use the opportunity to extend my cordial wishes to you on the birth of your son. I shall refer as soon as possible to the second part of your letter. By order Heil Hitler! [initials] R BR [Rudolf Brandt] SS Sturmbannfuehrer [illegible markings] TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1581-A-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 48 LETTER FROM RUDOLF BRANDT TO SIEVERS, 21 MARCH 1942, CONCERNING RASCHER’S PARTICIPATION IN HIGH-ALTITUDE EXPERIMENTS The Reich Leader SS Personal Staff Journal No. AR 704/2 A/Bn. [Stamp] Personal Staff Reich Leader SS Documentary Administration Record number AR/704/2 A/Bn. 58 Fuehrer Headquarters, 21 March 1942 To the Reich Chief Manager [Reichsgeschaeftsfuehrer] of the “Ahnenerbe” SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers Berlin—Dahlem Dear Comrade Sievers, I refer to your inquiry of 9 March 1942 B/151/r1 S/Wo—concerning Dr. Rascher. Reference is made to the subatmospheric pressure experiments which are being carried out on concentration camp inmates in the Dachau camp by the air force. The Reich Leader SS has approved these experiments under the condition that SS Untersturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher, who is an Obersturmfuehrer of the air force, takes part in them. I am sure that Dr. Rascher will be able to give you further details.[22] Heil Hitler! [Signed] BRANDT SS Sturmbannfuehrer TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1971-A-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 49