ORDERS OF THE DEPUTY OF THE FUEHRER Published by Central Publishers of the NSDAP, Franz Eher, Successor, Munich 1937
[Pages 67-68].
Order
The Fuehrer alone determines the policy of the NSDAP and of its branches as well as of its subordinate societies. He has made responsible for strict compliance with his political directives by all branches of the party and for uniformity of policy.
In order to guarantee this I determine the following:
1. The political leadership within the party and its political representation toward all state and other offices outside the party rests entirely with its officers, namely with me, the Gauleiters, the Kreisleiters, and the Ortsgruppenleiters.
2. The officers alone have the right to make agreements with State and other Offices located in their respective districts, according to the directions issued by the Fuehrer or by me on his behalf. Inclüded in these Offices are the authorities of the Province and State employment offices competent for the district of the Gauleiter even if they are located outside the district (Gau) in question.
3. Representation toward provinces located within a district
(Gau) of those embracing a whole district is the affair of the competent Gauleiters. -
4. I reserve to myself personally the representation of the party in all matters toward the Reich Cabinet (Reichsregierung). The same applies to the representation of the party toward the Governments of States embracing several districts (Gaue), namely Prussia and Bavaria. In the future all matters pertaining to the Governments mentioned shall be'brought to me by the Officers of the party for further action.
5. The representatives of the PO., such as Reichsleiters, Amtsleiters, etc., as well as leaders of the SA., SS., HJ., and sub-
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ordinate organizations, may make binding agreements of a political nature with State and other Offices only with the authorization of the Officers.
Munich 25 October 1934
Signed: Rudolf Hess
[Pages 190-192]
Order No. 184/35
On the basis of the "law against malicious attacks on State and Party and for the protection of the party uniform" of 20 Dec. 1934, all criminal cases representing an attack on the party, its leaders or its institutions were submitted by the Reich Minister of Justice to the deputy of the Fuehrer for political co-decision.
The deputy of the Fuehrer introduced his right of co-decision especially because he wants to avoid offenders' being imprisoned for months for each little offense and because such handling of the law would create a second law for the protection of the Republic.
Therefore, in spite of the fact that the creating of martyrs must be absolutely avoided, persons whose attacks indicate bad character or an attitude of pronounced hostility to the State shall be strictly prosecuted.
For this reason I ask the Gauleiters to report here briefly all offenses that must absolutely be punished, as far as they are known to the districts, regardless of the report to be given to the public prosecutor. All district leaders and local groups are to be informed correspondingly.
Should it be decided here in individual criminal cases that the Court give the offender a simple or a severe reprimand, then I shall give orders that in the future the names of these persons be communicated to the districts. I therefore ask that the local groups be requested to watch these citizens especially and attempt to influence them in a National Socialistic sense. On the other hand it is necessary to exercise strict control over the activities of such persons as do not listen to reason. In these cases it may be necessary to inform the secret State Police [Gestapo].
Munich, 3 Sept. 1935
The Chief of staff of the deputy of the Fuehrer Signed: M. Bormann
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Circular Nr, 49/36
Re: Retirement and exclusion of officials from the NSDAP.
Few Communications about retirement and exclusion of officials from the NSDAP are received from the districts. Of the 32 districts 19 have not as yet reported a single case. For this reason I refer you again most urgently to my order of 4 July 1935 Nr. 133/35. These reports about retirement and exclusion of officials are all the more necessary in that I have in the meantime reached a definitive agreement with the Reich and Prussian Minister of the Interior, which prompted the circular decree of the Reich and Prussian Minister of the Interior of 21 February 1936—II SB. 6190/1363. The decree reads as follows:
"The deputy of the Fuehrer will report the retirement of an official from the NSDAP to the highest service authority [Dienst-behoerde] of the official. In each case a thorough examination must then be made to learn for what reasons the official has retired from the party. If he has done so because he disapproved of the program or political attitude of the party he can no longer remain an official. But even if this is not the case, with the Close relationship between party and State it can be concluded that in retiring from the party the official did not possess inner union with the National Socialist State or that in any case he lacked the necessary spirit of sacrifice. He must expect at least that he will be excluded from preferential promotions and not considered for normal promotions."
When officials are excluded from the party, two copies of the verdict of exclusion shall be sent in to me along with the report.
The Chief of staff of the deputy of the Fuehrer Signed: M. Bormann
Orders concerning Hitler's control over party policy, the enforcement of his decisions, the punishment of those who attack the state and party, and the treatment of officials who retire (withdraw) from the party
Authors
Martin Bormann (Chief, Party Chancellery, deputy to Hess, then Hitler)
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900-1945)
- Born: 1900-07-17 1900-06-17 (Halberstadt)
- Died: 1945-05-02 (Berlin)
- Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
- Occupation: farmer; military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Schutzstaffel
- Participant in: Aryanization; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant; since: 1945-11-19)
- Military rank: Obergruppenführer; soldier
Date: 1937
Literal Title: Excerpt from "Orders of the Deputy of the Fuehrer"
Defendant: Martin Bormann
Total Pages: 3
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2787
Citation: IMT (page 255)
HLSL Item No.: 450250
Notes:The volume was published in 1937, and the first two orders are dated 1934 and 1935. The third order cites the date 21 February 1936 in its text.
Trial Issues
Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) Nazi regime (rise, consolidation, economic control, and militarization) (I…
Document Summary
PS-2787: Ordinance issued by Hess, as Hitler’s deputy for the party, on 20 October 1934, to the effect that all statements liable to offend other nations should be avoided and that in general reticence should be observed in discussions on foreign politics.