English Translation

78 Subject:_ War measures in the administration I. New situation by decree of the leader of the l3.l.ds.Jrs. This demands from the Supreme Reich authorities measures for the greatest possible liberation of forces for the Wehrmacht; only the specialists indispensable when the strictest standard is laid down must be maintained. II. Further greater simplification and concentration in all areas is essential. Certain positions - also within the autonomous administration - may have to be temporarily withdrawn or restricted. Even decommissioning of some areas of work is inevitable. Core question: At what point is the use of German forces so important that it cannot be waived even under the prevailing circumstances? III. Main tasks of the German administration in the Protectorate in the 4th year of war: 1.) Security and order ; 2.) Production. The following follows: a) The areas of work serving the maintenance of security and order remain fundamentally unaffected (examples: police, criminal justice, propaganda, outposts of Germanism such as government commissioners, teachers). (b) The same applies to the management of production (e.g. the main areas of the commercial economy, agriculture, price formation, employment and wage policy), including the transport operators (railway, postal services). c) On the other hand, there are peripheral areas of conditional war importance (e.g. housing, social insurance) and areas which currently cannot be recognized as important for war in the sense of German governance (eg. banking and savings banks, private insurance, accounting control, archiving). IV.Guidelines. 1.) Legislative stop. In particular, given the wide impact of new regulations (introduction and conversion of numerous authorities, etc.), the scope of the collection of autonomous regulations and regulations still provides a frightening picture.