1939 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, page 2077 Government General
1. Administration
Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor concerning the Administration of the Occupied Polish Territories, October 12, 1939.
In order to restore and maintain public order and public life in the occupied Polish territories, I decree:
SECTION I. The territories occupied by German troops shall be subject to the authority of the Governor General of the occupied Polish territories, except in so far as they are incorporated within the German Reich.
SECTION 2. (1) I appoint Reich Minister Dr. Frank as Governor General of the occupied Polish territories.
(2) As Deputy Governor General I appoint Reich Minister Dr. Seyss-Inquart.
SECTION 3. (1) The Governor General shall be directly responsible to me.
(2) All branches of the administration shall be directed by the Governor General. .
SECTION 4. The laws at present in force shall remain in force, except in so far as they are in conflict with the taking over of the administration by the German Reich.
SECTION 5. (1) The Cabinet Council for Reich Defense, the
Commissioner for the Four-Year Plan, and the Governor General may legislate by decree.
(2) The decrees shall be promulgated in the Verordnungsblatt fuer die besetzten polnischen Gebiete.
SECTION 6. The Chairman of the Cabinet Council for Reich Defense and Commissioner for the Four-Year Plan, and also the
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supreme Reich authorities, may make the arrangements required for the planning of German life and the German economic sphere with respect to the territories subject to the authority of the Governor General.
SECTION 7. (1) The cost of administration shall be borne by
the occupied territory.
(2) The Governor General shall draft a budget. The budget shall' require the approval of the Reich Minister of Finance. SECTION 8. (1) The central authority for the occupied Polish territories shall be the Reich Minister of the Interior.
(2) The administrative decrees required for the implementing and supplementing of the present decree shall be issued by the Reich Minister of the Interior.
SECTION 9. (1) The present decree shall come into force as
soon as and to the extent to which I withdraw the order given to the Commander in Chief of the Army for the exercise of military administration.
(2) Authority for the exercise of executive power shall be the subject of special provisions.
Berlin, October 12, 1939. ADOLF HITLER
Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor.
Decree establishing the Government General (under Frank and Seyss-Inquart) to administer the occupied Polish territories, in coordination with German authorities
Authors
Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)
Adolf Hitler
Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)
- Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
- Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
- Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
- Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
- Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
- Member of: Nazi Party
- Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
- Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin
Date: 12 October 1939
Literal Title: Government General 1. Administration[.] Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor concerning the Administration of the Occupied Polish Territories, October 12, 1939.
Defendants: Hans Frank, Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Total Pages: 2
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-2537
Citation: IMT (page 2462)
HLSL Item No.: 452410
Notes:This document was entered for judicial notice without an exhibit number.
Trial Issue
Document Summary
PS-2537: Hitler decree, 12 October 1939, on the administration of the occupied Polish territories: Frank is appointed governor general and Seyss-inquart as his deputy
PS-2537: Hitler and Ministerial Council for Defense of the Reich Decree, 12 October 1939; co-signed by von FROSIGK, and others:
Order of 12 October 1939 (RGBl,1939, I,p.2077-78) by the Fuehrer, signed by SCHWERIN-KROSIGK, LAMMERS, and others, concerning the administration of the occupied Polish territories. The territories occupied by the German troops are put under the control of the Governor General if they are not incorporated into the German Reich. The costs of administration are borne by the occupied territory. The Governor General sets up a budget which has to be approved by the Reich Minister of Finance.
Fuehrer 12 October 1939, signed by LAMMERS:
Order of 12 October 1939 (RGBL,1939, I,p.2077-78) by the Fuehrer, signed by SCHWERIN-KROSIGK, LAMMERS, and others, concerning the administration of the occupied Polish territories.