English Translation

2/ Am lo.V. l.J. were also requested to accompany such shipments by military guards who would be equipped with fire extinguishers. 2/ On lo.v. l-J. the EBdionen telegraphic/Reference No. 380/ were made aware of the increasing fires in trains. At the same time they were issued decree Z. 388l7-VI/1-40, by which the following measures were arranged : use of black coal to a greater extent than is normal, particularly careful maintenance of the locomotive equipment in question, proper lighting, etc. 3/ Am l2.V. l.J. is attached to the railway directions telegraphic northerly /Ferschrift Nr. In order to ensure that fires can be perceived and trains can be stopped in the early stages of the process, it was necessary to increase the number of train attendants on trains with a large number of flammable shipments. The train attendants occupy brake posts in close proximity to these shipments. 4/ On the 23rd of July, at the request of the R.V.M. representative, heuy, straw and similar fires were ordered with Erless PV 1265/Geh-194l to confess to the next official of the Geh. State police and the competent railway officer of the DRB responsible for the investigation. 5/ On 24th July, L.J. The EBDions were instructed to carry out an accelerated investigation of the locomotive smoke chamber uod ash box telegraphically/referendum No. lo65/. These searches are then to be repeated periodically. ./.