English Translation

694 The Reichskommissar für Altmaterialverwertung Appendix 1 to 1/40. AV. Nr. 0705/40 Kp/Ste. 25 January 1940. To all Gaubeauftragte. Betr. Press and Propaganda. In agreement with Nber and with the permission of the head of the Reichsring for National Socialist propaganda and popular education, I give the following guidelines for the press and propaganda work: After the propaganda for the recording of old materials and = utilization is carried out publicly, generously and in detail in the enemy states and also in all adjacent neutral states, there is no reason anymore, the propaganda in the Great German Reich for the capture and utilization of the old. I would like to thank the rapporteur for his excellent report, and I would also like to congratulate him on his excellent work on this report. The explanation of the importance of the collection and utilization of old and waste materials, and in particular of the organizations and formations of the party to be charged with recording, requires the greatest press= and propaganda. 1. The most important advance for the beginning and implementation of the propaganda is the previous determination, whether in each individual case the collecting organisation stands and ensures a timely collection. If the drganisation does not stand in a gau, circle or place, then the propa= ganda must be maintained until sufficient forces are available for the collection of the old materials collected in the households. Furthermore, it must be guaranteed that this material is collected at very fixed intervals. Only after this precise and responsible examination will the following points be asked about the one-sazder propaganda in question: 2. Press propaganda. In accordance with the date of a certain continuous gathering or shock action which you have decided upon after acceptance by me, the press, after prior consultation with the head of the Gauringe of your responsible Gaupropagandaleitung, shall: