English Translation

34 A b sc hr ift Der Reichsminister der Finanzen Berlin, 26 May 1936 A 4430 - 13210/35 I B II.Ang. Subject: Accounting for hours of service in the SA, SS, as administrator or speaker of the NSDAP - - In the current configuration of the Council and the right of civil servants, employees who are transferred to the civil servant's office usually experience a considerable reduction in their previous earnings. This can often be harsh, especially in the case of the lower and simple middle-ranking officials who have been called for their merits for the national election, especially as far as they are married and have to provide for children or are of advanced age. In response to a suggestion by the deputy representative of the Führer, I agreed by letter of 7 April 1936 - A 4430-13210 I B - to agree that the old fighters transferred to the civil service were the ones before 30 May 1936. (b) by way of derogation from the previous administrative exercise, instead of half being fully credited to the BDA in accordance with the second sentence of Section 6 of the BesG in conjunction with No. 28 BV. In this respect, I took the view that the active activity of the party or of one of its divisions is particularly important for the character and political development and therefore especially for the civil service career in the national socialist state. However, the possible crediting of periods prior to appointment to the official may not lead to a more favourable arrangement of the BDA than is calculated in accordance with the relevant rules for officials of the same category in the introductory group, i.e. in the group in which the candidates of their