English Translation

2h copy. The Reichs- und Preußische Berlin, 12.9.1936. Minister of the Interior V W 6000 a/1.8.36. To a) the Lords Reichsstathalter, b) the state governments, for Prussia: the Lord of Upper and Government Presidents, the Gentlemen Police Presidents and Police Directors, the Lord State Commissioner of the capital Berlin. Subject: Organizing of collections TOR by heads of authorities and civil servants. e Der mit dem Sammlungsgesetz vom 5. Nevember 1934 - Reichsgesetzbl.I S.lo86 - u.a. The aim of making use of the sense of sacrifice and the joy of the German people in a scale corresponding to the capacity of the people and only for such measures of general importance is threatened by the fact that collections are carried out without the legally prescribed authorization. I have repeatedly noted that such illegal collections have also been organized by heads of state and public authorities themselves or at the initiative of third parties, particularly in the business circles. This approach not only threatens the rise of Adolf Hitler's donation to the German economy, to which the Führer attaches decisive importance for certain very important reasons, but also affects the reputation of the authorities in the eyes of the people entrusted to them; this is particularly to be feared when companies of the economy are called upon to make money or property donations which are related to the authority. In order to deal with these misconducts, I see myself in agreement with the representative of the Führer, who