Frank’s Diary, from which this quotation is taken, to which frequent reference is made in this section, is the official journal, kept at Frank’s direction, of his administration in the General Government. It consists of 38 volumes in which are recorded the official texts of speeches, transcripts of conferences, minutes of cabinet sessions, etc. The volumes are divided into several concurrent series (Tagebuch, Abteilungsleitersitzungen etc.) which cover the several aspects of the official business of the administration.
As the “representative jurist of the struggle period of National Socialism” and in the various juridical capacities listed in the preceding section, Frank was between 1933 and 1939 the most prominent policy-maker in the field of German legal theory.
In 1934 Frank founded the Academy of German Law, of which he was president until 1942. The statute defining the functions of the Academy conferred on it wide power to coordinate juridical policies:
“It is the task of the Academy for German Law to further the rejuvenation of the Law in Germany. Closely connected with the agencies competent for legislation, it shall further the realization of the National Socialist Program in the realm of Law. This task shall be carried out through well-fixed scientific methods.
“The Academy’s task shall cover primarily:
“1. The composition, the initiation, judging and preparing of drafts of law.
“2. The collaboration in rejuvenating and unifying the training in jurisprudence and political science.
“3. The editing and supporting of scientific publications.
“4. The financial assistance for research and work in specific fields of Law and Political Economy.
“5. The organization of scientific meetings and the organization of courses.