English Translation

The Reichskommissar für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums Berlin-Halensce, the 9.l0.41 E - 2/5 - 9.10.41 We/Z1. Kurfürstendamm i42/43 Service Order No. 78 Subject: East allowance. From the questions repeatedly received to me about the competence of paying an East allowance (upgrading allowance) I have denied that this matter has not been carried out individually. As you know, the Reichskommissar is an imperial office within the meaning of the law on the order of national work of 20 January 1993 (RGBl. p. 45). As a result, the decrees and provisions for my department issued by the specialist ministries are to be applied.The provisions on the granting of an East and/or Aufbauzulage are announced by Reichsbrachts~ and Beschäftungsblatt of 29.l0.l940. After this, the building allowance is granted to the married employees who are used by the authorities and services of the Reich in the engulfed eastern regions, with the exception of the area of the Free City of Gdansk. However, the counting of this allowance is subject to the condition that, in addition to the east allowance, no employment allowance, command or separation allowance may be paid. This means that a commanding or seconded employee, the commanding allowance, etc., is paid on the basis of his separate budget management. In addition, he may not again benefit from an East or Aufbauzulage, unless he has already moved his residence to the integrated East Regions and is now seconded from his actual place of residence to another place of employment in the East Regions. I would like to point out once again that only provisional provisions may be applied to my department. The order of 9.5.1940 announced by the Reichss Treasurer on payment of an east allowance for party services is not applicable to the services of the Reich Commissioner. Commissioned by OO Hauptsturmführer.