English Translation

Sh -7 - With the authorities where no department "H" is established, it will be necessary to appoint a certain speaker who will be entrusted with the task of paying attention to everything that has been said. This speaker will personally be responsible for the official course of the food action in his area. The staff assigned to him will be directly subordinated to him and will have to comply with his instructions. The heads of the authorities themselves must supervise his work. Where there are no government police authorities, the gendarmerie remains for the indicated tasks. In cooperation with the Gendarmerie district commander, the district captain must organize supervision and appoint someone who will take care of these matters. Of course, the principle of personal responsibility of all parties involved, whether the commander of the department, district or gendarmiere post, will also apply here. If it is not possible to create an order in supply matters, the Minister of the Interior will come to the task of producing that mainly the gendarmerie post commanders are too dependent on their surroundings, and he would also be forced to transfer these commanders without regard to personal or other circumstances. He asked the present representatives of the gendarmerie that their duties should be expressly remembered by the gendammerie. A fault or non-fulfilment of duties would be assessed in a gendarme much more strictly than in any other factor entrusted with the control.