English Translation

19a - 10 - Zu c): In the integrated eastern regions there are larger population groups with non-German house language, whose Volkische Einordnung is not clearly identifiable. These include in the Reichsgau Gdansk-West Prussia: the Kashuben and about 100 O00 persons, who are mainly of Polish descent, but tend to Germanism due to ethnic mixed marriages and cultural influence; in the formerly Polish part of the district of Neidenburg (Sol-dauer Area) and in the district Suwalken: the Masouren (not to be confused with this the Masovier in the government district of Zichenau, which form a tribe of the Polish people); t in the administrative districts of Oppeln and Katowice: the mixed population, which does not only consist of German population elements (so-called mixed population). Water Poles) and the Schlonsaks. As far as members of these population groups have known themselves before the 1st Septem-ber 1939 to the German people, they are regularly admitted to the 1 or 2 of the German People's List. Those members of those groups, which are racially unsuitable (cf. dAbs.2 c), who have actively opposed Germanism or, for other reasons, who are to be regarded as an undesirable increase in population, are not included in the German People's List. The other members of these groups regularly belong to the Dept. 3 of the German Folk List. (7) €n the Abt. 4 of the German People's List are accepted by those German-born people who have risen politically in Poland. To this end, all those who belong to strongly anti-German Polish organizations or Polish political parties or otherwise have been hostile to German. If, despite their German descent, they refuse to register in the German People's List, they themselves will not be included in the 91290 ANTD S0) German