English Translation

The head of the security police in Berlin, 2 April 1942, and SD Eing. IV A l - B.No. 2439 B / 42 g. - Subject: Establishment of the People's Commis- sion for Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union (NKwD). As an annex, I am sending out a study on the establishment of the People's Commis- sion for Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union (NKVD). The preparation was prepared on the basis of material found in the East or from credible statements by Soviet officials captured or arrested. Baumert C Geheime %y Bt.- Distributor: To all higher and police leaders, the Reichs- und Generalkommissare, the inspectors and commanders of the security police and the SD, the commanding officers of the safety police and SD, representatives of the Chief of the Security Police and SD in France and Belgium, all state police (lead) posts, offices III, V, VI, VII, Group IV E, Unit IV E 5.