English Translation

S Beljet The Reich Minister and head of the Reich Chancellery Rk. 144 D Berlin W 8 , March 6, 1944 To the Supreme Reich Authorities the services directly under the leadership Subject: Italy, prohibition of criticism of fascism. Since the Badoglio government's betrayal of the achievements of the Fascist Party, its institutions and its position in the Italian people, numerous official reports and private communications have criticised the actions of the fascist party and its institutions. The Fascist Party, in addition to the phenomena of corruption, was essentially accused of not enjoying any confidence in the Italian people. On the other hand, it can be stated that it can still be held that the Italian Fascal Party has made mistakes. The only thing that matters is that now in this movement alone the Italians who are united and who are opposed to Communism have gathered together. Any criticism of the Pashist party is practically an anti-fascist prole and thus strengthens the communist movement in Italy. The Führer therefore, following an order already issued for the Wehrmacht, ordered: "All services and their relatives have to abstain in official reports and also in private oral and written statements of any criticism of the achievements and position of the Faschisti party in Italy. It is only the task of the departments responsible for political reports to deal with the position and achievements of the new Fascist Party. These departments are responsible for ensuring that their reports do not come to the attention of the uncalled". From this Pührer-Verweisung I ask only the subordinate bodies, which must have knowledge of it. e.g.Dr.Lammers.