English Translation

Reichsssicherheitshauptamt Berlin, denid.sDezanber 1944 IV B 4 c - Nr. O1107 19. DEZ 1944 Confitichl To the state police (head) the SD(head) sections the commanders and commanders of the security police and the SD. Nachriohtlich the higher /t and police leaders the inspectors of Sieherheitspolizei and SD. Betr.: Request for visas and passports for intelligence purposes. In the interest of uniform processing of all passports and visas within the security police and the SD. I specify that applications for passports or visas may no longer be sent directly to the county police authorities for intelligence purpose. With immediate effect, such applications must be sent to the Reichsssicherheitshauptamt (Refer- rt IV B 4 c), which has been instructed by me to deal with these applications in a particularly preferential way. Depending on the individual case, the SD (Leit) sections direct their applications via Ant III or Amt VI - VI A 5 - of the Reich's Security Chief Office to IV B4 c. Applications of the nature in question are to be drawn in principle by the State Police SD section head etc. or by his permanent representative. The issuing of passports (see the decrees of the Reichsführer-4 and Chief of the German Police of 25.lo.4o - S I A b 6 - 1979-4o-451-g and of 4.11.40 - $ I Ab 6 - 367-4o-451-g) is not affected by this special treatment. Staff of the law firm gomn boo 25 , Ki. M.9-75/44