English Translation

69-15a - 14 Appendix 5 to 1/40. The Reichsarbeitsminister Berlin SW 11, 16 February 1940 No. V a 5553.2/11. Saailandstr. 96 Betr.: Einsass in der Altstoffwirtschaft. Zu den Runderlessen ARG.: Alt= und Abfallstoffe haben einfach in der Kriegswirtung als Rohstoffe erhören. On the other hand, the severe restriction on new purchases has reduced the incidence of waste and waste materials. The Reichskommissar für Altmaterialverwertung will strengthen the collection of waste materials by fundamental conversion in order to compensate for this failure. In addition to the establishment of school pre-gathering centres and the extension of pre-governance centres, an extension of the collection post-gazing activities is planned. In order to implement these measures, the old materials industry must have sufficient self-employed workers (retailers, collectors) and employed workers (collectors, middle and wholesale sorters). However, following the appointments of the Reichskommissar für Altmaterialverwertung, an exceptionally large number of self-employed waste collectors have registered their trade and taken up employment outside the old materials industry in the last few years, because the waste material trader remains only a small margin of nuclei due to the greatly reduced amount of rags in the course of his activity at the other old= and waste materials. With a view to improving earnings in other sectors of the economy, a large number of employed workers have also migrated from the trade in waste materials. In September 1939, the importance of the waste trade for the waste materials processing industry (especially the drawing wool industry, paper=industry, chemical and metal industries) was adequately taken into account. Old materials= collect and=dealers who give up their self-employment must in general not give consent to take up employment outside of the waste trade with regard to their expertise in the waste materials industry. Rather, they must be transferred to the waste material= and wholesale trade. Similarly, the agreement to terminate the employment relationship must not be granted to employed persons who wish to move from the waste trade. These basic seeds do not apply if the waste trading is overseased in certain areas. In questions of doubt, I ask the district administration offices to call on the letters of 7 February 1940 — AV No. 1229/40 of 12 February 1940 — AV No. 1380/40 of 13 February 1940— AV No.1466/40. Print of my present circular to the national employment offices and employment offices I send with the request for information. On behalf of Dr. Beisiegel. Certified: registered (seal) clerk.