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27 COMPLAINT DEPARTMEfvT Most of the French, some of the Romanians, Germans, and Austrians, and small numbers of people from other countries have been able to move into newly furnished quarters in the outer compound. The relocation began on May 1 I. Eventually 5,000 people will be living here. We are happy to see this migration . Perhaps the pleasant new environment-the fresh beds and the clean rooms-will help them to forget the horrors of their past. I wonder what they thought in their old blocks, as they looked for the last time at the slats of the beds above them, at the bleak faces of their neighbors. Who died in these beds? There I was beaten. Here I hunted for lice nightly. The Capo slept in that corner. Through that door the SS guard entered . ... Despite the move, the prison barracks still are badly congested . After studying the problems of the camp, General Adams acts decisively to relieve the overcrowding. A satellite camp will be established at a large Kaserne (German military barracks) between Dachau and Munich. The operation will begin on May 1 5. Inmates selected for relocation will bathe, be disinfected, and receive clean clothes. Trucks will be ready to pick them up at 8:00 A.M. On the first day, 1,000 will leave, then 1,500 on the second and subsequent days until 10,000 have departed. First to go will be the leaders of a national group; next, the people selected by them for the work details in the new facility; following them will be the nonworking members of that group. 202 I Rosenbloom presents the plan to the IPC at its meeting of May 14: ROSEXBLOOM: ... We have been waiting a long time for this step to be taken. It will be a great boon for the people of Dachau.... MALCZEWSKI: The order comes from the new American General who is interested in the well-being of the camp residents.. . . The projected move will reduce the population of each barrack to only 500. . . . The inmates in the new camp will stay for fourteen days, then be released for repatriation.... Who will go? DOMAGALA (the camp registrar): Among those in the inner camp are 1,100 Germans, 2,200 Italians, 3,100 Yugoslavs, 9,000 Poles, 4,500 Russians and 1,600 Czechs. A total of 21,5 00• KUCI: No problem. The Poles should be transferred. This will solve the problem. HAULOT: There are not enough healthy Poles. But, we could send them and add the Italians. . . . MICHELET: The Poles are the doyens du camp, the most experienced men. They occupy the most crucial positions here. Without them, the camp would collapse. KUCI: Only those who are indispensible should remain here. HAULOT: This is not possible. Either none or all. I agree with Michelet. If we send 4.500 Russians, 3.100 Yugoslavs, 1.600 Czechs and 1.100 Germans. the new camp will be filled with 10.300 people. MICHAILOW: I am opposed to the transfer of Russians to the new camp. In our group there are many feeble people who have recently arrived from Buchenwald and Flossenburg . They cannot reorganize their lives. I will have to inform my government. By the way, there are only 3.500 Russians here, not 4.500; only 2.500 are transportable. Furthermore , it is very difficult to fill out lists in Englishthe lists are not ready; it will take time to fill them out. MELODIA: In the Italian group are many criminals who will not work. We contribute very little to camp life. Therefore . it will be better if we remain here. MUELLER: Do not count on sending the Germans to the new camp because their transfer to the quarters in the periphery of the Dachau camp is already underway. HAULOT: Under the circumstances, we have no choice but Complaint Department I 203 to figure out a percentage for each national group and move these people into the new area. ROSE:-;BLOOM: That is what will be done. There is no need for further discussion. HAULOT: There is no point in moving the Czechs-they are going home in the next few days. Only Russians, Poles, and Yugoslavs will remain. jURA:-;IC: Within our ranks are 1,000 POWs. We Yugoslavs have already been badly treated. And, now when a percentage is determined, we will be split again. Once more, we are not treated as well as the French or other small...

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