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Law concerning the Constitution
of the German Protestant Church,
14 July 1933. 1933 Reichsgesetz-
blatt, Part I, p. 471....
Law concerning procedure for de-
cisions in legal affairs of the
Protestant Church, 26 June 1935.
1935 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I,
p. 774....

First Ordinance for Execution of
Law concerning procedure for de-
cisions in legal affairs of the Prot-
estant Church, 3 July 1935. 1935
Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 851... VI
Law for Safeguarding of German
Protestant Church, 24 September
1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt,
Part I, p. 1178.....

Fifth Decree for execution of law
for safeguarding of the German
Protestant Church, 2 December
1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt,
Part I, p. 1370...

Fifteenth decree for the Execution
of law for Security of German
Protestant Church, 25 June 1937.
1937 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I,
p. 697......

Decree to unite the competences of
Reich and Prussia in Church Af-
fairs, 16 July 1935. 1935 Reichs-
gesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1029....
Decree concerning organization
and administration of Eastern
Territories, 8 October 1939. 1939
Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 2042..| VI

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Decree concerning the Adminis-
tration of Occupied Polish Terri-
tories, 12 October 1939. 1939
Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 2077.. VI
Proposal for Reichsleiter Bormann
concerning speech of Bishop of
Meunster on 3 August 1941...
Diary of the German Minister of
Justice, 1935 concerning prosecu-
tion of church officials and punish-
ment in concentration camps.
(USA 828; USA 858)...
SD Inspector Bierkamp's letter,
12 December 1941, to RSHA en-
closing copy of secret decree
signed by Bormann, entitled Rela-
tionship of National Socialism and
Christianity. (USA 348)...
Gestapo instructions to State Po-
lice Departments, 5 August 1937,
regarding protective custody for
Bible students. (USA 236)..
Confidential letter from Minister
of Finance and Economy, Baden,
containing directives on treatment
of Polish Farm workers, 6 March
1941. (USA 205)..

Letter from Chief of the Security
Police and Security Service to the
Reich Commissioner for the Con-
solidation of German Folkdom,
5 April 1940, with enclosures con-
cerning confiscation of church
property. (USA 358)..

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Letter to Reich Leader SS, 30 July
1941, concerning treatment of
church property in incorporated
Eastern areas. (USA 358)....
Letter from Chief of Staff of the
Reich Main Security Office
(RSHA) to Reich Leader SS, 30
March 1942, concerning confisca-
tion of church property. (USA
358)...

Letter from Polish Main Commit-
tee to General Government of
Poland on situation of Polish
workers in the Reich, 17 May
1944. (USA 204)..

State Police Order, 28 May 1934,
at Duesseldorf, signed Schmid,
concerning sanction of denomina-
tional youth and professional asso-
ciations and distribution of pub-

lications in churches. (USA 745).. VIII 248

7. ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION OF THE PROGRAM FOR PERSECUTION OF JEWS

A. The official program of the NSDAP, proclaimed 24 Febru ary 1920 by Adolf Hitler at a public gathering in Munich.

Point 4: "None but members of the nation (Volksgenosse) may be citizens. None but those of German blood, whatever their creed, may be members of the nation. No Jew, therefore, may be a member of the nation."

Point 5: "Anyone who is not a citizen may live in Germany only as a guest and must be regarded as being subject to legislation for foreigners."

Point 6: "The right to determine matters concerning government and legislation is to be enjoyed by the citizen alone. We demand therefore that all appointments to pub

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lic office, of whatever kind, whether in the Reich, Land, or municipality, be filled only by citizens. Point 7: "We demand that the state make it its first duty to promote the industry and livelihood of citizens. If it is not possible to nourish the entire population of the State, the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich."

Point 8: "Any further immigration of non-Germans is to be prevented. We demand that all non-Germans who entered Germany subsequent to 2 August 1914, shall be forced immediately to leave the Reich."

Point 23: "We demand legal warfare against conscious political lies and their dissemination through the press. In order to make possible the creation of a German press we demand:

(a) that all editors and collaborators of newspapers
published in the German language be members of
the nation.

(b) non-German newspapers be requested to have ex-
press permission of the State to be published. They
may not be printed in the German language.
(c) non-Germans be prohibited by law from financial
participation in or influence on German news-
papers, and that as penalty for contravention of the
law such newspapers be suppressed and all non-
Germans participating in it expelled from the
Reich. * *" (1708-PS)

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B. Development of ideological basis for anti-Semitic measures. Among the innumerable statements made by the leaders of the NSDAP are the following:

Rosenberg advocated in 1920 the adoption of the following program concerning the Jews:

"(1) The Jews are to be recognized as a (separate) nation living in Germany, irrespective of the religion they belong to.

(2) A Jew is he whose parents on either side are nationally Jews. Anyone who has a Jewish husband or wife is henceforth a Jew.

(3) Jews have no right to speak and write on or be active in German politics.

(4) Jews have no right to hold public offices, or to serve in the Army either as soldiers or as officers. However, their contribution of work may be considered.