English Translation

The Reichsführer-i und Chef Berlin, 13 April 1942 of the German police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior S - V B 2 No. 1013/42 Office the D on siekatärs at the Feo p o en.oe in Bühm n uar mühren. Eing. 20. APR. 1942 Distributor D. To the government presidents and state governments. H. Message to the .d.d Reichsstatthaltler, 7 Higher i and police leader, 7 4/6.43. Inspectors of the police of order Subject: Police intervention to combat the violations of the provisions of the war economy. (1) The successful defense struggle of the German people requires strict economic management in the home country. Many provisions in a wide range of fields are intended to ensure the fulfilment of the various tasks of the war economy, in particular the supplementary regulation of 25.3.19942 (RGBl. I p. 147 ) to the War Economy Regulation of 4.9.1939. (2) In the case of minor violations of the provisions of the war economy, it will normally be possible to resort to sanctions by means of administrative or judicial penalties. However, experience shows that in many cases the criminal law means are not sufficient to cope with all the dangers. This is particularly true of persons who, under particularly reprehensible circumstances, are overly greedy, out of stressed indifference to the concerns of St. S.111