“The measures taken until now with regard to the treatment of war prisoners and the increasing of their production have not given the hoped-for results. The offices of the Party and those of economy continually complain of the poor labor output of all the war prisoners. The object of this circular is to make known the directives for prisoners of war made in agreement with all interested offices of the Party and State. Accordingly all guard companies and their auxiliaries are to be given detailed instructions.
“1. Collaboration with the Hoheitsträger of the NSDAP.
“The co-operation of all officers in charge of war prisoners with the Hoheitsträger of the Party must be intensified to an even greater extent. To this end the commanders of the prisoners-of-war camps shall immediately detail, for all the Kreise in their command, an energetic officer acquainted with all questions concerning prisoners of war, to act as liaison officer to the Kreisleiter. This officer shall have the duty of settling in closest collaboration with the Kreisleiter, according to the instructions of the camp commander, all questions concerning prisoners of war which might be of public interest.
“The aim of this collaboration must be: (a) To increase the labor output of war prisoners; (b) to solve all arising difficulties quickly and on the spot; (c) to organize the employment of war prisoners in the Kreise in such a way that it meets with the political, military, and economic requirements.
“The Chancellery of the Party will give the necessary orders to the Gauleiter and the Kreisleiter.