English Translation

35a cf. Annex A- I. Council of Ministers for the Defence of the Reich. It is formed by decree of the. Führer of 30.8. 1939 (RGB1. I p.1539). The member responsible for the police is the head of the Reichsführer 4 and the chief of the German police at the meetings of the Council of Ministers. The latter can therefore also represent the interests of the police directly in the Council. •Applications for decrees by the Council of Ministers must be submitted by the competent member to the Reichsminister and head of the Reich Chancellery, who, according to the type of cabinet proposals, either approves them in the course of the implementation procedure with the members of the Council or brings them to the Council for decision. II. Reichsdefense Commissars. cf. Appendix A You are ordered by the Ordinance on the appointment of Reich Defence Commissioners of September 1, 1939 (RGBl.s.1565) for each Wehrkreis in the former Reichsgebiet, insofar as this has not been declared an area of operation. Jhre's competence does not coincide with that of the chiefs of civil administration in the operational areas (see point III and Annex B below), since according to section 4 of the regulation, the organisational arrangements made in the operation based on force remain unaffected. The higher ý and police leaders have joined the Reichsdefense commissioners and are personally and directly subordinated to them. In order to carry out their duties they use the inspectors of the police and the security police. With the judges of the order police and security police it remains with the previous assignment and instruction.. TII