English Translation

14 Reichsssicherheitshauptamt Berlin, 14 September 1942. VIII II A 1 No. 821 /41-151- 1.) To the commanders of the security police and the SD Büto des Claa siekuntärs 2.) To inspectors of security at the Reichsptoicho: in Böhman uad Mahen. 1942 3.) To the commanders of the security police and the SD 4.) To all agents of the chief of the Security Police and SD O 5.) To All Border Inspectors 6.)To All State Police (head) 7.) To Any ŚD (header) Sections 1og 8.) to All Criminal Police (Header) 9.) All Higher 4 and Police Chiefs, to All Crime Departments, all State Police Administrations 10.) V e r t e i l e r for Internal .cd Service Traffic in the Imperial Security Main Office: C. /20y 0.4s Subject: Drafting of reports and decrees within the framework of the security police. Procedure: Without. - - - The Reichsführer-/ pointed out that already by the way of writing the letters the personal responsibility of the signing official should be clearly emphasized by personal signature and must be distanced from any anonymity in the administrative operation. I therefore order that, in principle, all orders, communications and reports from security police departments which are available to outsiders should not be certified, if possible, insofar as they are compatible with the obligation to speed up the operation of the service, but should be issued in handwritten form. Reports to the Reichsssicherheitshauptant are as usual to be signed by the Head of the Service. Transfer of this subscription right to subordinate officials should only be carried out within the strictly necessary framework. However, in each report which the Head of Service has not written himself, the head of the report-composing Head of Division or, if a