Finally I reemphasize that under no circumstances are the executions to be carried out either in the Camp or in the near vicinity.
It is self-understood that these executions are not public. It is a matter of principle not to admit spectators.
5. I again charge the leaders and members of the Special Service Staff with the following: exemplary behavior during and after duty hours, top cooperation with camp commanders and careful checking of work.
signed: Heydrich
(S)
Verified:
signed: Wolfert, Member of the Chancellory
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28 February 1942
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To the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces [OKW]
Berlin W 35, Tirpitzufer 72-76
Subject: Prisoners of war.
Since the beginning of its existence, the Reich Ministry for the occupied Eastern territories has taken the viewpoint, that the large number of Soviet prisoners of war constitute a highly valuable material for propaganda. The treatment of Soviet prisoners of war must be considered differently than the treatment of prisoners of war of other nations, for various reasons: