Notice to government and military offices that non-German civilians who have been convicted of anti-German acts are to be handed over to the security police

TOP SECRET
Supreme Command of the Armed Forces
WR 1/3 No. 79/UU Top Secret 4th September 1944
Ops Staff of the Wehrmacht/Qu 2/Admin 1,
No. 009169/44 top secret 30 copies
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Subject: Criminal actions by non-German civilians in the occupied territories against the security or war-preparedness of the occupation power.
On the strength of section 2 of the Fuehrer's decree of the 30th July 1944 (OKW/Ops Staff of the Wehrmacht/Qu.2/Ad-min 1, No. 009169/44 top secret) it is decreed in agreement with the Reichsfuehrer SS and the Chief of the German police, the Reich Minister of Justice and the Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
I
Non-German civilians in the occupied territories who have been legally sentenced by a German court for a criminal act against the security or war-preparedness of the occupation power and who are in custody in the occupied territories or in the home area are to be handed over with the facts to the nearest local office of the Security police and SD. Excepted are only persons who have been legally sentenced to death when the execution of the punishment has been ordered.
II
Sentenced persons, who, according to the directives of the Fuehrer for the prosecution of criminal acts against the Reich or the occupation power in the occupied territories, dated the 7th December 1941, are not allowed to have any contact with the outer world, are to be specially marked.
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III
The Chief of the Security police and SD will agree on the time for handing over with the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, the Reich Minister of Justice or the Reich Minister and head of the Reich Chancellery for their spheres of competence. The Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces
Signed Keitel for the accuracy of the copy [signature illegible]
Senior Military Judge
Distributor:
Gestapo office for Oberregierungsrat Keisel . 1st copy
Reich Minister of Justice for Ministerialrat von
Ammon ..................................... 2nd copy
Reich Minister and Head of the Reich Chancellery for Oberlandesgerichtsrat Sommer ....... 3rd copy
High Command of the Army Chief of the Army
judiciary ................................. 4th copy
High Command of the Army/Legal department 5th copy High Command of the Luftwaffe/Luftwaffe legal
department .......................—........- 6th copy
High Command of the Navy/Navy legal department ................-....................... 7th copy
Reichsfuehrer SS, main office SS court....... 8th copy
The SS Judge attached to the Reichsfuehrer SS
for SS Standartenfuehrer Bender ........... 9th copy
The President of the Reich Military Court ... 10th copy
Supreme Command of the armed forces/troops
department/Str. ........................... 11th copy
Commander in Chief West ..................... 12th copy
Commander of the Armed Forces, Netherlands.... 13th copy
Commander in Chief Southwest ________________ 14th copy
Plenipotentiary General of the German armed
forces in Italy............................. 15th copy
Commander in Chief Southeast ................ 16th copy
Military Commander Southeast ................ 17th copy
Armed Forces Commander Denmark ............... 18th copy
Military Commander Norway ..................... 19th copy
Foreign Office for ambassador Dr. Albrecht... 20th copy
Party Chancellery for Reichsamtsleiterkapp .. 21st copy
Office for foreign countries ................ 22nd copy
Armed Forces Operational staff/Qu.2 ......... 23rd copy
Legal department (draft and spare copies) ... 24th-30th
copies