English Translation

Copy! The Reichswirtschaftsminister Berlin 17 8, l4 August 194l II Text.1/1958/41 0. Behrenstr. 43. Confidential! Schne lb rie f . To the Lords Reichsstatthalter, Oberpräsidenten, Regierungspresidente und ausgemeine Vergaben - Landeswirtungsamte - Runderlezung Nr. 428/41 LWA. Subject: Abfülfter Reichskleiderkarten durch englisch Flieger. I The fake Reichskleicer cards, which have been prepared by English pilots over German Reichsgebiet so far, bear the following mark: 1) They are exclusively second Reichskleicer maps for men (gable cardboard). 2) The cardboard is almost twice as strong as the real cardboard, which can be easily detected by comparison with a real card. The cardboard is rough, while the real cardboard has a smooth surface. On the other hand, the colour does not offer a safe indication, because the colours are low even on real cards. 3) All forgeries represent the reproduction of a card issued on a photographic Jege in the district of the regional economic office Hamburc. The reproduction also includes the sign of the Landeswirtschaftsamt Hamburg (X Ha) and the number sign (N), but not the number itself and the issuing stamp.