English Translation

The Reichswirtschaftsminister Berlin W 8, 17 July 1943 II EM 25303/43 T 13 EINGEGANGEN An die Herren Reichsstathalter, Oberpräsidenten 19JUL1943V 607617 $\}$ Director's run presidents and corresponding rehörden P - Iandeswirtungsamte - oaacsuaa Runderlassme3ga/43Anrer! 2 Betr.: Pahrräder, In the Nachgang zu ncinem Runderslass Nr. 308/43 LWA (II EM 10626/43) of 3.6.43 I am sending the following copy of a call from the special edition 18/43 of the "Circular Letter of the NSbAP, Reichsjugendführung" of 22.6.1943, in which the young people are again referred to the restriction of bicycle use, certified: On order Radloll gez. Fromm n Büroangesteite 8 5 copy un A 275/43. Use of bicycles. It is best to bring the already issued anodizations about the use of bicycles in the war again into mind (see Reicl's order 20,41 K of 28.4.1941 - Chief of Staff - and District Circular 23/41 of 29.7.1941 – Plenipotentiary representative of the Reich Youth Leader .). In addition, it is reported that the seizure of vehicles may only take place temporarily on the basis of these orders in order to prevent young people from continuing cycling. The Reichswirtschaftsminister has pointed out that it is time and again that there is a complaint that young people do not have the desired understanding for the restriction of Cer bicycle use. Therefore, in the context of the June 1943 appeal, the following statements are to be announced to all members of the Hitler Youth. The factories, which have occupied themselves in the peace nit of the production of bicycles, are today in service of armor and manufacture tanks, guns and war-important equipment. Driving vehicles are currently available only to a limited extent. To this end, a whole series of fresh workers are included in the work process for total war control, who, for professional reasons, are dependent on the use of bicycles from home to work and back. In addition, the tyres of bicycles can only be followed under great difficulties, since Gumai almost without exception must be made available to the armor. .The versatile traffic restrictions make the bicycle an important means of transport, which should only be used for this purpose. Imner again nuts are found that boys and girls use their hairwheels responsibly for walking trips and for skill pleasures on roads and squares and thus cause public annoyance. The armament worker, who today has to travel an hour's walk before and after working hours during his 1O-hour working time, because no bicycle can be provided for him, does not understand that when the young people use their bicycles/for non-war-important vehicles, if the population in wartime labor occasionally uses the existing bicycles for recreational trips, the boys and girls still do not calculate that, even in their turn, the riders also use them for rides. The Führer has so far refrained from placing the bicycles under forced management and from cosing those people's bicycles, which they need for war-important professional purposes. /for journeys -2