English Translation

Berlin W 8, 15 March 1944 The Reichsminister der Finanzen LG 1400 - 247 I A Schnellbrief! Budget for 1944, here Staff Budget. In Section A III, paragraph 3 of the circular of 9 December 1943 LG 1400 – 234 IA — RBB 1944, page 1 — the provisions on the treatment of the staff budget for the 1944 accounting year have been reserved. The rules on the administration of the Reichskanzlei, the head of the High Command of the Wehrmacht and the Head of the Party Chancellery for the Reich budget (in944) were adopted in agreement with the Reich Minister and Chief of the Imperial Chancelleries, and the implementation of new posts (Note to circulars of 25 October 1943 A 1301 (44) 14 I Section E, paragraph 2 — RBB, p. 201) and of 18 October 1943. January 1944 A 1301 (44) — 30 I) is also applicable in the countries. Thus, the figures la, 2 and 3 of the anorems of the Reich Minister and Chief of the Imperial Chancellery of 17 February 1943 Rk 1809 C with the deviation from paragraph 3 in the next paragraph also apply to the budget (addition) 1944. This means that even in the accounting year 1944, new plans may only be authorized under certain conditions: New plans may be regularly amended by the supplement 1944 only if the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of the order of 7 February 1943 Rk 1809 C are fulfilled. It is pointed out that in the sense of paragraph 3(c) of the order of 17 February 1943, new posts for candidates for officials who are ready for employment may only be created if the factual need is demonstrated. Moreover, by way of exception, the addition 1944 can be created and raised even then - as previously-existing plans - if I apply for this for important reasons for compelling war ad head of the Reichs- and the Reich he head of party law firm, the chief of the High Command of the Webrm Kanzlei. In the post-indemnity allowance of 1944, no new application may be made, nor any increase. The narrow interpretation of the order of 17 February 1943 does not change anything. I will raise plans in the area of state administrations and will apply for the creation of new posts from imperative war-related grounds only if the importance of war is undoubtedly given. I would therefore ask the top financiers of the countries to apply a strict standard in their turn in the interests of simplifying their business with regard to the processing of applications for recruitment and job creation in the 1944 supplementary amendment. State governments (except Prussia) nebrödindadoiaSetenodO where available, also hapelhimt nesloaiduord aroH (Financial Departments) St.M.WJ-256/43