English Translation

28a copy telex! Rk. 1395 D g Berlin, 6 September 1944 The Reichsminister and head of the Reich Chancellery to the Lord Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Areas Subject: Land use in parts of the Imperial Commissariat Ostland. The Führer, as I inform you on his behalf, commissioned the head of K o c h to carry out the land use in the parts of the Reichskommissariat Ostland occupied by the Central Army Group. The Flüger also ordered that all German and state-owned administrative authorities be bound by the instructions of the Gulaiter Koch. The military services have been ordered to comply with its requirements as far as possible. Gauleiter Koch has to keep contact with the permanent Supreme Reich authorities in the recovery of economic assets. I may ask you to provide your services with the instructions required afterwards. I sent a copy of this letter to Gauleiter Koch. Furthermore, the head of the High Command of the Wehrmacht, the leader of the Party Chancellery and the Supreme Reich authorities received a copy. ez. Dr. Lammers 858!