English Translation

69.4a 14 — Annex 5 to 1/40. The Reichsarbeitsminister Berlin SW 11, 16 February 1940 No. V a 5553.2/11. Gaailandstr. 96 Betr.: Einsass in der Altstoffwirtschaft. Zu den Runderlessen ARG.: Alt- und Abfallstoffe haben einfach in der Kriegswirtung als Rohstoffe erhöchte Bedeutung. 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, sorters of the middle and wholesale trades). However, according to the appointments of the Reichskommissar für Altmaterialverwertung (Reichskommission für Altstoffverwerterung) 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 trade in waste materials remains only a small margin of nuisance due to the greatly reduced amount of rags in carrying out its activities on the rest of the 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. In general, it is not necessary to give consent to the taking up of an activity outside the trade in waste materials, taking into account their expertise in the waste materials industry, but rather to the use of waste materials= and wholesale trade. Similarly, in principle, the agreement to terminate the employment relationship must not be granted to employed persons wishing to move from the waste trade. These principles do not apply, provided that the trade in waste material in certain areas is overrun. In questions of doubt, I ask the district administration offices to contact. 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 a gift. On behalf of Dr. Beisiegel. Certified: registered (seal) clerk.