“The necessary money for this office is to be taken out of the Reich Chancellery Treasury in a lump sum.
“Fuehrer’s Headquarters 20th April 1941.
“The Fuehrer
(signed) Adolf Hitler
“Reich Minister and Head of Reich Chancellery
(signed) Dr. Lammers”
(865-PS)
This particular copy of the Fuehrer’s Order was enclosed in a letter which Dr. Lammers wrote to Keitel requesting cooperation for Rosenberg and asking that Keitel appoint a Deputy to work with Rosenberg. This letter reads as follows:
“The Reich Minister and the Head of the Reich Chancellery
“Berlin W8 21st April 1941