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Copy of Rk.865 E g 9 Tdrara & F.H.Qu., l.7.44 WFSt/Qu. (Verw.1) No.02290/44 géh. Reference: l.) Gen.St.d.H/Gen.Qu Abt.Kr.Verw (Qu.5) No.II/4223/44 of 19.4.44 2.) Reichsmin.f.Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion/ Rü A/JAP I No.11563/44 g. of 21.3.44. Subject: Wehrmachtreiseverkehr; Handlung des Sonderauskartes D und der Grenzübertrittscheine. As the experience gained during the inspection of travel traffic shows, the special card D, which military service steles spend on civilian Fersons, is largely abused, under false inclusion in the "wehrmachtgeschüge* receive the special pass D often also female relatives on forbidden visits of soldiers as well as those persons who themselves or for dentsche companies are only in the interests of the Wehrmaschine, whereby the erroneous conception arose that the special ticket D for these personnel groups replaces a border crossing document. This handling leads to an undesired increase in travel to the occupied territories. Therefore the following is ordered: 1.) The issuing of special passports D to civilians is only permitted by the Wehrmacht for persons of the German army. Contrary to the previous view, persons who work for the Wehrmacht themselves or on behalf of companies do not fall under the term Wehrmächt. 2.) Border crossing certificates may in future only be issued to civilians by the inspection bodies of the OKH: (a) for direct military missions on the basis of an application from a military department, at least in the range of a division commander; (b) for voyages falling within the remit of the Reichsminister for Armor and War Production, on the grounds of V A ho-42