English Translation

Reichsssicherheitshauptamt Berlin, the 24, October 1941 IV B - 1338/41 g. Rs. W To all state police - lead - place The federal higher W and police leaders in Bohemia and Moravia. len inspectors of the security police f13-7a6.Wo.2014g.Ro. and the SD fnlg.: the commanders of security police entrance on: - 8. XI. 1941 and SD f.b. Bearb. the SD-leit-sections. Führer Stabsf. ccn Einsatzgruppen A, B, C, D. 3.α.d Subject: Treatment of confessional opponents. Reference: Without. 24/47.47 Our fundamental ideological attitude towards the confessional enemies is clear and unambiguous. However, the practical treatment in the defense of the anti-state activities of the confessional opponents must be subjected to a stretchable and adaptable tactics. Until further notice, the following principles apply for the processing of the denominational opponents. 1) It is necessary to avoid all things which could in any way affect the resilience of the population in the present world political struggle. It is therefore necessary to refrain from any measures which could be interpreted as a fundamental and planned approach to the churches as such and which could result in serious material for the external political incitement and internal political decomposition of the churches. For this reason, the failure to stop confiscation of monasteries has already been given. Also the disguised confiscation in the form of at the disposal of Klcstern for the children's land cover, for resettlement camps, etc. must be omitted. Further confiscating of ecclesiastical property can currently only be carried out against the Polish and the Slovenian churches. 2) Against individual cases of ecclesiastical assault form of