Quartermaster General states that Admiral Canaris has drawn up a list of reliable people with detailed knowledge of the locality and industry, who are to be employed immediately on entry. For the occupation of East-Galicia, special oil-detachments are to be provided, where possible from the present West-Galicia, to take over supervision of the oil installations in the district of Lemberg immediately.
The Chief of the department sums up:
1. The most urgent task is the strengthening of IV Wi. The staff of the industrial armaments command takes over the responsibility for this.
2. In the rear of the army area it is the intention to appoint a commanding general in the area of each Army Command, under whose command the security divisions will also be placed. Here in the industrial armaments commands are to be introduced and attached to the security divisions. As soon as this rear army area passes into the political area, the armament commands, or the industrial armament inspectorates, will come under the command of the Wehrmacht Commander.
3. The Reich Commissioners take over political administration in the so-called political area.
4. The inspectorates and industrial armaments commands furthest to the rear (western) must be the first to be employed, i.e., must be in front. They are the first to reach their final areas.
Distribution:
1st. copy
2nd. copy
Staff of the Industrial Armaments Department
Working Committee Oldenburg.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1317-PS
Rue Ic
Berlin, March 1, 1941
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Re: Oldenburg
Memorandum
Conference at Office Chief, General of the Infantry Thomas on February 28, 1941