Extract from an administrative law book, listing the ministers of the Reich cabinet and other officers with similar rank, summarizing the duties of each

NEW FORMATION OF JUSTICE AND ECONOMY Published by C. Schaeffer, Oberlandesgerichtsrat, Ret'd Book 14i
ADMINISTRATION LAW by
Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of the Interior in Berlin
Dr. Harry V. Rosen-v. Hoewel Oberregierungsrat in the Reich Ministry of the Interior Berlin.
8th partly revised edition, Leipzig 1944 Publishing House W. Kohlhammer Department Schaeffer,
Pages 66-69.
III. THE REICH MINISTERS
There are at present twenty-one Reich Ministers, namely :
I. 15 Reich Ministers with a definite portfolio.
The ministries of the Reich Ministers mentioned under 2, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 are united with the corresponding Ministries of Prussia.
1. The Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Office)
(a) He handles all matters touching on the relations of the Reich to foreign countries.
(b) Under him are the diplomatic and consular representatives as well as the Reich office for Foreign Trade.
2. The Reich Minister of the Interior.
(a) To his portfolio belong general administration, local administration, police administration, administration of officials, public health, welfare, geodetic system, sport system and the Reich Labor Service.
(b) Under him are the general and internal administration, for example, the Reich governors, the state governments [Landesregierung] the superior presidents, and governmental presidents, as well as police officials and the Reich Labor Service. Furthermore, there are under him numerous central intermediary boards, for example, the Reich Health Office, the Reich Archives, the Reich Genealogical Office.
3. The Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
(a) To his portfolio belong the intellectual influences on the nation, recruiting for the state, culture and economics, and the instruction of domestic and foreign public opinion.
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(b) Under him are, among other things, the Reich Propaganda Offices and the film censorship offices. Furthermore, he exercises supervision over the Reich Chamber of Culture, the Recruiting Council of German Economics, the Reich Radio Company, and the Institute of Politics [Hochschule fuer Politik].
4. The Reich Minister of Aviation and Supreme Commander of the Air Force—He administers civil and military aviation.
5. The Reich Minister of Finances.
(a) To his portfolio belong the budget and financial system of the Reich, as well as the administration of taxes, monopolies, and tariffs.
(b) Under him namely: the administration of taxes, and tariffs, as well as the administration of Reich monopolies.
6. The Reich Minister of Justice.
(a) He is in charge of all matters related to the judicial system.
(b) Under him are all judicial agencies and the Reich Patent Office.
7. The Reich Ministry of Economics.
(a) To his portfolio belong the basic economic political questions of German economy, the supply of the civilian population with goods for consumption and the regulation of their distribution, the handling of foreign economic questions in the framework of policy on foreign trade of the Reich and the supreme supervision over institutes of credit.
(b) Under him are the Reich administration of mines, the Reich office of Statistics, the Supervisory Office for Private Insurance, the Gau Chamber of Economy, the State Economic Office, [Landeswirtschaftsamt] the Savings Banks, and the State Insurance Offices.
8. The Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture.
(a) He is in charge of all farmers and of the agriculture, as well as the food administration.
(b) Under him are the State Food Offices [Landesernaeh-rungsamt] the State Administration of Large Estates [Domaenen verwaltung], the Administration of Rural Affairs and the Agricultural Credit Offices. Furthermore, he exercises state supervision over the Reich Food Supply of which he is the leader.
9. The Reich Minister of Labor.
(a) He is responsible for social policy.
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(b) Under him are the Reich Administration of Supply, the Reich Insurance Office for Employees, the Reich Court of Supply [Reichsversorgungsgericht], and the Reich Insurance Office.
10. The Reich Minister for Science, Training and Public Education.
(a) To his domain belong the systems of education, instruction, and training, as well as scientific research.
(b) Under him are the universities, the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science, the State Art Institutions, the Administration of Higher Institutes of Learning, and the Administration of Secondary Schools Public Schools.
11. The Reich Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs.
He administers ecclesiastical affairs in the Reich and in Prussia.
12. The Reich Minister of Transportation.
(a) To his portfolio belong policy on transportation and supervision of means of transportation.
(b) Under him are the Reich Administration of Railroads, the Commissioners for Local Traffic, the Reich Office of Ocean Shipping and the Reich Commissars in the Ocean Shipping Offices.
13. The Reich Postal Minister.
(a) He administers the postal, telephone system, telegraph, radio, money order and postal savings systems.
(b) Under him are the Administration. of the Reich Postal System, and the Reich Printing Office.
14. Reich Minister for Armament and War Production.
He has to bring to a level of highest production all offices active in producing arms and munitions. Furthermore, he is responsibile for the field of raw materials and production in industry and manual labor.
15. The Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories.
(a) He administers the recently occupied (i.e. former So-viet-Russian) eastern territories, insofar as they are under civil administration and not subordinated to the Chief of Civil Administration for the District of Bialystok (cf. page
' 70) or insofar as they are incorporated in the General Government (c. f. page 100).
(b) Under him are the Reich Commissars, the General Commissars, Head Commissars, and District Commissars, in the recently occupied Eastern territories.
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II. Six Reich Ministers by virtue of special nomination (without portfolio).
1. The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery.
2. The Reich Ministers Dr. Frick, Dr. Frank, Baron von Neurath, Hierl and Dr. Seyss-Inquart.
IV. The other highest Reich authorities.—One differentiates:
I. The highest Reich authorities with the position and jurisdiction of a Reich Minister; they distinguish themselves from the Reich Ministers only by a different designation. These are the following:
1. The Reich Master for Forestry (in hunting affairs: Reich Master of Hunters). He handles forestry and hunting matters.
2. The Inspector General for German Highways.
He is charged with the construction of the Reichsautobahnen, and with the supervision over Reich and State highways.
3. The leader of the Party Chancellery.
The closest cooperation between the agencies of the party and the authorities of the Reich are to be guaranteed by him, especially by his participation in the formulation of drafts for laws and decrees, and in the appointment of civil servants.
4. The Inspector General for Water and Power.
He is competent for the production of power, waterways, and for water economy.
5. The Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces [OKW]
He works on military affairs, but is mainly a military agency. -
6. The Reich Labor Leader.
The Reich Labor service [RAD] is subordinated to him.
II. Highest Reich Authorities with the right to participate in cabinet meetings if their portfolio is affected.
1. The Youth Leader of the German Reich.
He is charged with the organization of youth in the entire Reich territory, and with its education in the sense of the National Socialist Ideology.
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2.
The Supreme Commanders of the three branches of the Armed Forces, namely the—
Supreme Commander of the Army.
Supreme Commander of the Navy.
Supreme Commander of the Air Force.
The participation of the Supreme Commander of the Army in the cabinet meetings is at present useless, since the Fuehrer himself has taken over the Supreme Command.