In the Northcroft collection this group of documents is labelled the Digest of the Transcripts of Proceedings. It is alternately known as the Narrative Summary of the Record. In fact, in most collections it is referred to as the Narrative Summary. This is a 16 volume set (6261 pages) which provides a daily summary of events found in the Transcripts. It often includes exhibit numbers and summaries of the evidence presented to the IMTFE. Each page is given a heading which states the date (e.g. June 2, 1947), the phase (e.g. Defence Division IV Russia), and the associated counsel (e.g. Blakeney Direct) of the IMTFE. This is a useful tool for understanding the general structure of the trial, particularly of the arguments and phases presented by both sides involved. Because it does not include the Prosecution and Defence summations, or the reading of the Judgment the Digest is incomplete. However, it does span from the beginning of the trial until the last admittance of evidence (Exhibit 3915). Nearing the end of Volume 15 of the Digest, the page numeration becomes skewed. In the original, there is a jump from 6095 to 6906 in one page. This is likely a typographical error. However, from that point forward, the numbers follow this new (erroneous?) pattern. In other words, Volume 15 includes two parts: 1) Pages 5601 6095, and 2) Pages 6906 6937. Confusing matters even further, someone has corrected the typo with an overlaid new ink-written page sequence. This gives the second section of Volume 15 two sets of page numbers. The original lists pages 6906 6937. The amended version lists pages 6095 6137. This practise is not continued in Volume 16. Its page numbers stretch from 6938 7071. In terms of the actual length of the entire set of the Digest, and in continuing the corrected version of the page numbers from Volume 15, Volume 16 could alternately be paginated 6128 6261. The table below records the page numbers in their original, if incorrect, format. Volume 15 is thus labelled 5601 6937 and Volume 16 is labelled 6938 7071.
Digest of transcripts
01 March 2024
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VOLUME | CORRESPONDING TRANSCRIPTS PAGES | DATE RANGE | DIGEST PAGES |
1 | 1 3174 | 29 April 1946 - 5 August 1946 | 1 400 |
2 | 3176 5534 | 5 August 1946 13 September 1946 | 401 800 |
3 | 5536 8255 | 13 September 1946 - 21 October 1946 | 801 1200 |
4 | 8260 10437 | 21 October 1946 - 13 November 1946 | 1201 1600 |
5 | 10442 12699 | 14 November 1946 - 12 December 1946 | 1601 2000 |
6 | 12700 15276 | 12 December 1946 - 15 January 1947 | 2001 2400 |
7 | 15277 18942 | 15 January 1947 - 21 March 1947 | 2401 2800 |
8 | 18943 21224 | 21 March 1947 - 1 May 1947 | 2801 3200 |
9 | 21226 23423 | 1 May 1947 - 2 June 1947 | 3201 3600 |
10 | 23428 26232 | 2 June 1947 - 19 August 1947 | 3601 4000 |
11 | 26244 28215 | 19 August 1947 - 10 September 1947 | 4001 4400 |
12 | 28216 30465 | 10 September 1947 - 10 October 1947 | 4401 4800 |
13 | 30466 32442 | 10 October 1947 - 5 November 1947 | 4801 5200 |
14 | 32443 34428 | 5 November 1947 - 3 December 1947 | 5201 5600 |
15 | 34429 37167 | 3 December 1947 12 January 1948 | 5601 6937 |
16 | 37219 46778 | 13 January 1948 - 10 February 1948 | 6938 7071 |