Law to Supplement the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service of 20 July 1933
The Reich government has enacted the following law, which is hereby promulgated:
The Law for the Restoration of Civil Service from 7 April 1933 (RGBl I, page 175) is supplemented as follows:
1. The following is added to Article 2:
Article 2a
1. Officials, who have belonged to the communist party or to communistic auxiliary or collateral organizations, or otherwise have been active in furthering the aims of Communism, are to be discharged. Discharge is not necessary for (a) officials, who before 30 January 1933 joined a party or an organization, which has placed itself behind the government of the national revolution, and (b) officials, who have distinguished themselves exceptionally in the national movement.
2. Officials, who in the future are active for Marxism (Communism or Social-Democracy) are to be discharged.
3. The following are the bases on which officials are discharged: Sec. 1,—Sec. 2,—Art. 2, Sec. 1, sentence 2—Secs. 2 and 3.
Berchtesgaden, 20 July 1933
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
For the Minister of the Interior:
The Reich Minister of Finance
Count Schwerin von Krosigk
The Reich Minister of Finance
Count Schwerin von Krosigk
PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1400-PS