English Translation

18 Ordinance of the Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht of 2S.May 1939 only one /- Court in question (cf. also 9.Ammendment No.6). The determination of the court responsible for the decision is reserved for the Hauptamt 1⁄2-Gegericht (6.Ammelerlass No.14). 19. Police standing courts in the occupied Russian eastern territories. a) The following decree of the Reichsführer-4 and Chief of the German Police of 18.11.1941 is announced: "The Reichsminister for the Occupied Eastern Territories will soon issue, in agreement with me, a decree on the police status in the occupied Eastern Territories. Whereas this Regulation provides that the judgments of the Court of Justice shall be subject to confirmation by the General Com- missionlors (//- and police officers) or by the authorities designated by them; whereas the necessary confirmation shall be given by the 1⁄2- and the police officers themselves or transferred to a subsequent police department; It is not necessary to include the police and police courts in the court cases. b) This does not affect the subordination of the members of the protective teams in the occupied eastern territories under the 4 and the police jurisdiction. V. For the application of the law. 20. Decree of the Führer of 15 November 1941 on the reinstatement of 4 and police. The Führer's decree of 15 November 1941 on the reinstatement of 1⁄2 and police applies to all relevant crimes committed after 15 November 1942, regardless of whether the perpetrator knows the decree or not. As far as the accused is charged with a continuing crime, it is sufficient for the application of the decree that the act was continued even after November 15, 1941. - 16 -