English Translation

The Reichsminister und Chef 28.February 1943 Berlin W8, the Reichskanzlei Voßstraße 6 Rk.1868 E It is requested to indicate this business sign in further letters. Ari the Supreme Reich Authorities Subject: Regulations of general importance concerning the division of several departments. It has occurred that four central bodies, on a matter in which they were involved but which was primarily the responsibility of the commissioner for the four-year plan, have jointly adopted a regulation without informing the commissioner of the four year plan, and above all these four central units, in their joint order, have still authorised two of these bodies to adopt implementing provisions. This case gives me, following a wish of the Reichsmarschall, reason to point out the following: The Führer has appointed various bodies - the Council of Ministers for the Reich's defence, the Commissioner for the four-year plan, the Plenipotentiary-General for the administration of the Empire, etc. - for certain tasks of particular importance as summarizing superior bodies. It is, therefore, highly undesirable for regulations of general importance to: