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L Wehrmacht Plenipotentiary with the Reichsprotekt'r and Commander in the Wehrkreis Böhmén and Moravian ta Gruppc_Io No127/43_geh. Az-1 $nmmy Instructions No.l 1.) Betr.: Exceeding of the powers of service by a Wehrmascht siteoldest. A Wehrmacht site elder has imposed a fine of RM loO on a German-run municipality, because vegetables were stolen in the fields leased and ordered by the Vehrmaat and the perpetrators could not be found despite so far initiated police investigation. The procedure used by the Wehrmacht site oldest in several respects is unconstitutional. The Protectcrat is not subject to military law. Thus, an intervention in the self-government of the municipalities is legally impossible. The municipality in question is under the authority of a German government commissioner. This cannot be punished by a member of the German Wehrmacht, but rather, if he considered the matter to be important enough, the Wehrmächtälte had to report to the Wehmmächte and, because of measures to be taken, he had to consult with the German authorities.In this connection, I would like to point out once again that it is the duty of the Wehracht site elders to work closely with the civilian German services. The case is the subject of the instruction. zu.maohen., ( Io Az.4 Bnr.2l75/42geh. v. 28.12.42.) 2.) The Czech resistance movement and the hostile directing service try to approach and make them usable for their purposes. In addition, sabotage operations are to be expected in the near future. In accordance with the issued directives, cases must be immediately notified to the defence station Prague or the defence regenerative site Brno. all subordinated relatives to be informed in detail again and continuously about espionage, decomposition and sabctage and all measures for the protection of sabotage sensitive -2 -