STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1815, sig. 109-5/43

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English Translation

- 2 - The management of the entire evacuation and the related tasks is entrusted to the commander of the security police and the SD, whose orders must be strictly complied with. All departments of my office are obliged to give him the greatest possible support, in particular I order the following: I. Selection of the Jews to be instructed. The territorial and personnel selection in the order of admissions is carried out by the commanders of the security police and the SD, as only a central control ensures appropriate consideration of the needs of the economy, transport, employment and the maintenance of other general interests. In principle, the admission takes place only in collective transports, the compilation of which is the responsibility of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration. II. Safeguarding and processing of Jewish assets. A) Takeover of the assets. The property of the evacuated Jews takes over on the basis of the Second Ordinance of the Reich Protector of the 12th century. In October 1941, the Central Office for Jewish Emigration (VBlRProt, p. 555) was set up to provide support for Jews and Jewish organizations. The basis for this is the declaration of assets issued by the Jews immediately prior to the evacuation (model is included). The central office for Jewish emigration of the Emigration Fund for Bohemia and Moravia uses the proceeds of the processing to pay the costs of emigration and evacuation. The)_