English Translation

Copy. The Minister of the Reich for Berlin, 12 July 1940 Ov Ecclesiastical Affairs I 21 581/40 Quick letter! To a) the ecclesial authorities b) the Commissioner of the Fulda Bishops' Conference Mr. Bishop Wienken Berlin c) the Association of Protestant Free Churches in Germany e.V. z.Hd. by Bishop Melle Berlin-Lichterfelde-West Paulinenstr. 30 A) the Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany Archbishop Seraphim Berlin-Charlottenburg Uhlandstr. 194a g) the Central Committee for the Internal Mission of the German Evangelical Church Berlin-Dahlem Reichensteiner Weg 24 f) the Board of the Caritas Association e.g. of Mr. Prelate Kreutz Freiburg/Breisgau (g) the Central Association of the Evangelische Verein der Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung Lei pzi g C l Hindenburgstr. 4 h) the Evangelical Federation e.V. Berl in W 35 Hansemannstr. 6 i) the Protestant Pressverband für Deutschland e. V. Berlin-Steglitz Beymesstr., 8 Betr.: Distribution of religious writings by civil church bodies. 1.) The High Command of the Wehrmacht has once again pointed out that the religious care of the members of the wehrmaat is only responsible for the care provided for this purpose, and that additional care by civil clergymen cannot be approved in any form on the basis of the experience gained. As a result, the distribution of religious literature by civil church authorities to members of the Wehrmacht cannot be allowed.