Distribution:
Supreme Command of the Army—1 (Copy 1)
C-in-C of the Air Force (Ketzinger's staff)—1 (Copy 2)
General Inspector for Roads—1 (Copy 3)
Certified
Zeitzler
Oberst on the General Staff
Major Schmundt
[There is no ITEM 23 in the file]
[ITEM 24] [Typescript]
MOST SECRET
Berlin, September 16, 1939
30 Copies 4th Copy
T 9.9
[Stamp]
Schm
[initialled by Schmundt]
Office of the Armed Forces
Adjutant attached to the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
Rec. 19th Sept. 1938,
Enclosures
Reg. No. 199138
Despatched
Clerk
Supreme Command of the Armed Forces
No. 2120/38 Most Secret WFA/L IIc
Subject: Employment of the Reich Labor Service (RAD)
1. The following RAD forces will receive military training; in accordance with the instructions of the C-in-C of the Army:
From the area of the—
IInd Army Korps (AKs) 7 Battalions
IIIrd 2 Battalions
IVth 31 Battalions
Vth 1 Battalion
VIth 78 Battalions
VIIth 1 Battalion
IXth 65 Battalions
Xth 84 Battalions
XIth 33 Battalions
For the time being these battalions are still part of the RAD in matters regarding personnel, administration, and discipline.
2. The C-in-C of the Army and Reich Labor Leader are requested to settle all details by direct agreement.