English Translation

Copy. Beriin W 8, 2 February 42. The Minister of Transport of the Reich *11/42 1517/42 To the Chersten Reich authorities - in particular - Subject: Use of buses and coaches (Com) for meetings and meetings. Several local transport agents - Nbv - have been reported to have recently requested several public administration and party service providers to carry out road transport services (com) for meetings and other events with them or with con-ents. The rejection of soloh's requests and the referral to existing public transport have repeatedly led to unwelcome disputes. In this regard, I should like to point out that trips to meetings and other events cannot normally be used as trips "for the most important purposes of war in their own right" in accordance with the circular issued by the Lord Reichsmarschall of the Great German Empire - Commissioner for the Four-Jaire Plan - of 4 November 1941 - vol.18592/41/ 5 gRs. As regards fuel management, the Nbv cannot therefore comply with these requests, in accordance with the instructions I have given them, for reasons of fuel saving. Since the strained vehicle, spare part, tyre and personnel situation also requires the reckless restriction of all motor vehicle traffic including com- traffic to the "must be driven in the most important sense of the word" for war purposes, it is of no importance whether the Com are operated with liquid fuel, liquid gas or wood gas, and whether the fuel is from a non-general road transport quota (special continu-