English Translation

This decree only provides for the leaders who are to represent the air protection issues under the Reichsverteilungsakommiesa- ern, while now with the new tasks of the Reich's Defence Commissioners all economic questions, especially all questions of the use of foreign workers, have to be dealt with. Here, too, it is understandable that the Reichsdefense Commissars, as far as is necessary for their tasks, are well informed by the police. In his consultation with the security police at the time, Gruppenführer Streckenbach, he refused the appointment of commanders of the security poli- cies under the - and police leaders above all because of personal difficulties. I think it is necessary. To fulfil the wishes of the Gauleiter, if they are not to be forced themselves to take over these tasks with other forces. The urgent desire of the - and police leaders and their direct insinuation among the Reich's defense commissioners exists with all the Gauleiters with whom I have spoken. The Reichsgesetzblatt with the new decree on the work of the Reichsdefense Commissars is attached. What is stated here in § 8 about the participation of the higher and police leaders in the Defence Committee, if we use the and the police leaders more munm, should be changed accordingly in the instructions, which are still issued. mmm