English Translation

The Minister of Justice of the Reich Berlin W 8, 18 September 1942 Wilhelmstraße 65 9133/2 - IV aa 1844 - To the Presidents of the Supreme Regional Court and the Advocates General a) The President of the Imperial Court and of the People's Court, b) The Advocates of Higher Regional Courts and the Peoples' Court - each in particular - Subject: Thefts of goods on the Reichsbahn otüeke for the presidents of regional courts and the prosecutors of state According to my observations, the number of goods thefts on the Imperial Railways has increased. These crimes can only be contained by draconian punishments. Since the acts are mostly carried out without exploiting the blackout and are facilitated by the lack of supervisory personnel due to the war conditions, the conditions of the People's Ing Decree will often be fulfilled. I would ask the law enforcement authorities to press for such proceedings with force and with the greatest speed and, unless specific reasons for mitigating them, to ensure that a prison sentence is sufficient, particularly in the recovery case, to impose the most severe penalty.