English Translation

The Minister of Food and Agriculture Berlin, 18 October 1943. I A 1 - 541/43 To the Minister of the Interior in Berlin Subject: Additional leave to visit evacuated pamilies. In the air-hazarded areas, as in Berlin, many officials have accommodated their families, especially as far as smaller children are available, for security reasons outside and now live separated from their families for a longer period of time.Due to the call of Gauleiter Gobbels in August l943, this large-scale evacuation of the families from Berlin, organized by the state, has taken place in a large way through numerous free collection transports and, to a certain extent, has accepted an an antliche Charakteprwulhalt These collection shipments have now mainly been sent to Ostpree, i.e., at a greater distance from Berlin. But also so the families could often only be accommodated in further away located on 0 (with relatives etc.). It has now been mentioned on several occasions by the Zumickgebli men that they are now seeking for the supply of supplies (which could not have been co-genommon in the case of the partial evacuation) to the place of origin of problems which have arisen. In the period already limited, these more inevitable and frequent search trips were carried out, for which the three days allowed in themselves did not lose their actual rest leave. An additional holiday, which alone could guarantee a recovery, was not to be thought of among these forced victims. Above all, they are burdened with the greater distances dic travel days departing from vacations. With regard to the very official charaktor of this evacuation action it must indeed appear appropriate to transfer the case of the separation of married officials from their families by transfer and dgl. to grant additional leave of 12 days a year in addition to the time required for the return and return periods, also in diosen evacuation cases. This advantage already enjoys about 858 St.M.