English Translation

48 Brealan, the 5th of December 1944 of the war prisoners of the Wehrkreis VIII Eberesschemallee 14 WO W20 X0/OTH Secret! TSE Supervision of the prisoner-of-war labour commamdes dureh the Gendarmeriekreisführer. wy 1. Commander of the prisoners of war 2. Commandant of the Order Police Messaged on: 3. Higher 4- & Police Stirrer P r a g Commander of Security Police. It has shown itself to be desirable to subject the prisoner-of-war working commandos, especially in the countryside, to more intensive surveillance. Therefore, with the consent of the Chief of Commemoratives, the Gendarmeriekreieführer, in the context of its official activity, ordered the surveillance of the war-captured labour commandos durehsufuhrem, to be directed by the commander of the order police, with which for its territory suständigen kinheiten of the Commander of the Commemament of Commendations of War-captaines closest to to them, and to be determined to report to them immediately. The Gendarmeriekreisführer are entitled to give instructions to the commanders of the war prisoners. Should there be difficulties with the Zumammemarbeit Örtlieher Diemstststellem, these must be reported to me by way of service. r.f.buau 4-Obergruppemfuhrer and General der Waffenm-