English Translation

3a - 2 - 2/ In principle, public transport /railway, roadway, bus/ must be used for business trips, unless the destination itself or the purpose of the journey makes the use of the motor vehicle unavoidable. 3/ As far as the use of a motor vehicle is absolutely necessary, only those with domestic propellant / wood gas, luminescent gas etc./ may be used, petrol vehicles only if there are no more. The consumption of petrol and Treitgas must be limited to the utmost. These fuels must be reserved for the Wehrmacht. 4/ It is necessary to develop and make use of technical administrations, particularly in the case of district authorities, in order to make the necessary checks and inspections carried out by officials of the specialized administrations as rational as possible. I hope that this last warning will prompt the officials responsible for using a motor vehicle to comply strictly with the instructions given and the austerity measures ordered; the district governors are personally asked to inform the senior officials of their specialist administrations accordingly. The principles of this decree are also relevant for the use of passenger cars of the subordinate bodies of the regional and interest self-administration. In the police sector special instructions are given. The Minister: votes r. lem approved on behalf of: Entvus Iberein. ez. Dr-Frhr. von Watter.