English Translation

54a 92 The group of foreign people, who can be considered to be German-speaking, is a maximum of 1 million people who, blood-related, racially represent a valuable population increase for the German people. According to our National Socialist knowledge, these people can only be determined by their racial development. The history of the Dsten proves that the disappearance of a general Germanization of the East Provinces, which does not originate from racial wrestling points, in the long run led to failure and the loss of the German East Province. B. Implementing Jurisprudence Implementation of the verification and investigation of the population in the integrated eastern regions are hereby adopted the following guidelines, which are binding for all the departments involved: I. Determination of ethnicity The "Deutsche Volksliste" (German People's List) is established by the Reich Governors or Chief Presidents. For Schlefien, the current Gauleiter representative is responsible as the commissioner of the Reichskommissar for the consolidation of German ethnicity. Conditions for inclusion in the "German People's List": a) Anyone who has been demonstrably familiar with the German people until 1 September 1939. b) Who does not have until 1. In September 1939 it was demonstrably known as Germanism, but later it had made a corresponding confession, if this confession is confirmed by facts such as descent, race, education and culture. It is crucial to doubt whether the person concerned represents a racially worth-seeking increase in the population. As a German in the sense of Absaßes a, also the one whose house language is not the German (Masuren, Kashuben, Slonzaken, Sberschlesier) is recognized, as far as he has made himself known to the German people until 1 September 1939. The »German People's List« is divided into four groups for the internal service: 1. Volksdeutsche, who actively participated in the popular struggle. In addition to being a member of a German organization, active Einsass is considered to be any other conscious commitment to the German towards the foreign people. 2. People's Germans who have not actively sat down for Germanism, but who have demonstrably preserved their Germanism. 3. German tribes who, over the years, have entered into ties with Polishism, but who, because of their behaviour, have the preconditions for becoming full-fledged members of the German people's community. This group also includes persons of non-German descent who live in a mixed national marriage with a German ethnic group and in which the German part has penetrated the marriage The persons of Masurian, Kashubian, Slonzak and Upper Silesian descent to be recognized as German ethnic groups are generally classified in this group 3. Germans who have risen politically in Poland (renegats). The persons not covered by the »Deutsce People's List« are Poles or other foreign people. Jhrre treatment is classified under BII.