English Translation

The Reichskommissar für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums Berlin-Halensee, the 9.l0.41 E. 2/5 ~ 9.10.41 - We/Zi. Kurfürstendamm 142/43 Service Order No. 78 Subject: East allowance. From the questions I have repeatedly received concerning the competence to pay an East allowance (dew allowance) I have taken the view that this matter has not been carried out uniformly. I therefore see myself obliged to repeat the provisions of the Reich Minister of Finance in this regard: as you know, the Feichskommissar is a Reichsstelle 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 issued by the ministries of industry are to be applied to my department.The provisions on the granting of an East and/or Aufbauzulage are announced by the Reichsbrachts- urd Beschäftungsblatt of 29.l0.l940. After this, the married employees who are used by the authorities and departments of the Reich in the affected eastern regions, with the exception of the Free City of Gdańsk, are granted an allowance. However, the counting of this allowance is subject to the condition that, in addition to the Eastern allowance, no employment allowance, command allowance or separation allowance may be paid.' This means that a commanding or subordinated employee, the reason for his separate household allowance, etc. he is not allowed to receive the Gonuss of an East or Aufbauzulage, except that he has already moved his residence to the enclosed Ostgobiete and is now seconded from his actual Vohnort to another place of service in the eastern 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 Reichsschatzmistar on payment of an eastern allowance for party services is not applicable to the services of the Reich Commissioner. Commissioned by: fotre Hauptsturmführer.