Offenders who are being taken to Germany are subject to court martial procedure there only if particular military interests should require this. German and foreign agencies will be told upon inquiries on such offenders that they were arrested and that the state of the proceeding does not allow further information.
IV
The commanders in the occupied territories and the judicial authorities, within their jurisdiction, will be personally held responsible for the execution of this decree.
V
The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces will decide in which of the occupied territories this decree shall be applied. He is authorized to furnish explanations, to issue supplements, and implementation directives. The Reich Minister of Justice will issue implementation directives within his jurisdiction.
By order:
The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces
[Signed] Keitel
Distribution:
Foreign Office
Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Reich Leader SS and Chief of the German Police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior