English Translation

23 December 1943. The Minister of the Reich Berlin W 8, the Wilhelmplasse 8-9 for Dolks Enlightenment and Propaganda Fernprecher: 11 00 14 Interministcrieller's Air War Damages Committee Gelchaftszeichen:Pr0 LK 2586/15.12.43/122-7. 9 (Indicate in the Dntwort) Schnellbrief LK-Mitteilung Nr. 78. To An turusraut the Gauleiter, the armed authorities of the Reichsdefense Commissars, the litgliode ds Interministerial Air War Schuden-Committee. Nichtrichtlich an die Reichspropagindaimter, die M-Benuftragten bei den Gauleitern. Betr.: Unguartiorungen. In the last few weeks, a number of gau- leitorn, some of them very large-scale intrigues were placed with me on precautionary rejuarting from their Stüdton, but at the same time immediate measures were taken, without waiting for my decision taken in agreement with the colonel ReichsbchSrdn. I therefore saw myself forced to refer you once again to the following: l. The possibility of carrying out larger human movements through the Reichsbahn is extremely weak in a time of untapped transports of power, arms and supply. The Heichgbahn is not in a position to take many measures at the same time, but rather to establish in agreement with the Raichsbahn a certain hierarchy of measures. The maintenance of dios order of rank is a prerequisite for a - 2 - St. M. VI A-33 b/42