TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 847-PS
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Vossstrasse 6, Berlin W8, July 5, 1942
at present Fuehrer's Headquarters
All postal communication must be sent to the
Berlin address without exception.
RK. 9495 B
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To the Highest Authorities in the Reich, and to all departments directly subordinate to the Fuehrer
The Fuehrer has charged Reichleader Rosenberg in his capacity as delegate of the Fuehrer with the supervision of the entire spiritual and political education and schooling of the NSDAP, with the spiritual fight against the Jews and Freemasons as well as against all allied with them in their doctrinal opposition to National Socialism, as the instigators of the present war. For this purpose the Fuehrer has ordered that the staff of the Reichsleader Rosenberg shall have the right, in occupied territories under Military Government and in occupied Eastern territories under civil administration (this does not include the General Government) to search libraries, archives, lodges, and other political and cultural institutions of all kinds for suitable material for the fulfillment of his task, and to ask the competent army and police offices to confiscate the material thus procured for the implementation of the world doctrinal tasks of the NSDAP, and for later scientific research work of the university, whereby the police political files will remain with the police, all other documents however to be turned over to the staff of the Reichleader Rosenberg. The same request to be made by this staff in regard to all cultural goods which are the property or in the possession of Jews which do not belong to anyone, or whose owners cannot be determined. The measures on procedure about the collaboration with the Wehrmacht will be issued by the Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht in accordance with Reichleader Rosenberg. The necessary measures within the Eastern territories under German administration will be taken by Reichleader Rosenberg in his capacity as Reich Minister for the occupied Eastern territories.
I am giving notice of this, the Fuehrer's order, and request to support Reichleader Rosenberg in the fulfillment of his task.
Signed: Dr. Lammers
SECRET
Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Rk. 507 A g
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Vossstrasse 6, Berlin W8, July 16, 1942
Present field quarters. All mail to be sent
to the Berlin address without exception.
II 1C
II 1 C 791/42g, rec. 20 July 42
encl 1
To the Reich Minister for the occupied Eastern territories
Berlin W35
Kurfuerstenstrasse 134
(Notes illegible)
Concerning: Fuehrer decree of March 1, 1942
To the letter of July 10, 1942-II 1 C 705/42g
The regulations of which you wish to be informed are contained in enclosed circular letter to the highest Reich authorities of July 5, 1942—Rk. 9495 B—which was also sent to you. A further copy of this circular is enclosed for your use.