English Translation

76 transcript . The Reiclsführer 4- and chief of the German police in the Reichsministerium des Inneren Berlin, 4.4.1940. S I A (b) 6, 1070/40 - 485 Schnellbrief i To all state police offices - without Prague and Brno and åhne die Ostgebiete - . Messaged - without Prague and Brno and without the eastern areas - the Higher Police - and 4-leaders, the Inspector of the Security Police and the SD-, the heads of the SD sections, the leaders of the criminal police (lead) posts. Subject: Compulsory entry; here: Travels of German nationals to Italy. Copy is sent for information. The proposed regulation is based on an instruction from the Führer that, for propagandistic reasons, it should be generously applied when issuing visas to German nationals for travel to Italy, insofar as they are correct personalities. The selection of the appropriate personalities should be carried out in consultation with the competent Reich propaganda offices. I would therefore ask you, in cases where the visa authorities have requested a visa note with the words "Italienreise" ./°