English Translation

10 Der Reichsführer-SS Feld-Kommandostelle, 17.8. 1942. Kommando Staff, Abt. Ia Tgb.Nr. 561/42/geh. RF/V. Secret command over the reinforcement of the fighting forces of the SS and police in the General Government and in the occupied eastern territories. After all the associations of the SS and the police are tense to clean up the gang activity in the General Government and in the occupied eastern territories and will probably continue to be concerned with it, I order with the approval of the leader to strengthen these forces the following: 1.) It is duty of honour of every German man and woman who does not make the German armed forces, Weapon SS or police, and in the General Government and the occupied Russian territories inhabited by foreign peoples, stand up for leaders, people and empire not only by carrying out their administrative, economic, office and other tasks, but also by providing services in alarm organizations to increase the fighting power in particular of the SS and police to be available at all hours of free time, especially in the event of an emergency. 2.) The higher SS and police leaders, with the participation of all civilian authorities, shall immediately record every German person present in the General Government and in the occupied eastern territories who is not serving within the framework of the Wehrmacht. 3.) These forces must be able to carry out their own services, camps, headquarters, office buildings, etc. to protect and in their residential areas by your strength under the leadership of the SS and the police, the security of life and the German Eigemtum -2 -