English Translation

73 copy. Guidelines for the treatment of incidents between the Wehrmacht and the SS. 1.) Wehrmascht and SS agree to settle disputes between their relatives in the immediate agreement of the two-party disciplinary authorities. 2.) On the side of the military, the disciplinary officers with at least the criminal force of an independent battalion commander are called upon to establish a kind regulation, on the side the SS the leaders of the standards. The higher officers intervene only if the negotiations of the lower posts have remained unsuccessful. 3.) The Wehrmacht= and SS members involved in a dispute immediately report the incident to their next disciplinary law. The latter reports it to the competent authority responsible for further processing. 4.) Criminal acts which are to be prosecuted only at the request of a court, shall be disciplinaryly punished if amicable settlement fails. (b) where the measures taken cannot be regarded as adequate satisfaction by the service of the injured party and further measures, despite the intervention of higher superiors, are rejected by the superiors of the offender. 5.) All measures, including exclusion for a period of time or duration, shall be carried out without delay. They may only be mitigated or repealed after their notification to the department of the injured person in agreement with it. Berlin, 25 January 1938. The Reichskriegsminister Der Reichsführer-4 und Oberkommandshaber der Wehrmacht gez. von Blomberg gez, H. Himmler.