TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 675-PS

SECRET
Nationalsocialist German Workers PartyBerlin—Wilhelm Str. 64
Munich, Brown House
The Deputy of the Fuehrer
To the Reichminister for Justice, Attn: Ministerial office director Stadermann or his deputy _
[Rubber stamp] Reichministry for Justice 25 August 1938,
Dept V Gst a,
16 Aug 1938, III D—Es, 3315/0/31—3604 Secret Berlin W 8 Wilhelmstrasse 65
Subject: Austrian Concordat -Your letter of 23 May 1938—Va 146/38 Secret
I have purposely not taken a hand in the letters, which I have received from various Reichministers as well as from the Reich-fuehrer SS and the Chief of the German Police, since the Fuehrer's decision on that was known to me already in connection with a lecture by the Reichcommissioner for the incorporation of Austria into the Reich. I therefore have refrained to take a standpoint again to the questions, mentioned in your letter, and have requested the Reichminister and Chief of the Reich Chancellory in a letter of 29 June 1938, to inform you about the Fuehrer's decision. Therefore, the questions, as far as they concern the validity of the Austrian Concordat, are taken care of by the letter of the Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellory of 12 July 1938—Rk 276 B Secret.
However, in order to be able to take into account the general political considerations in the measures, probably planned for Austria for the execution of this decision of the Fuehrer, and to keep to the church-political line of the Fuehrer, I request from you, to get into contact at the proper time before taking action in these measures besides with the Reich Commissioner for the incorporation of Austria into the Reich, also with the Reich Minister for church affairs and with the Fuehrer's deputy.
Heil Hitler!
By order _
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/s/ BORMANN (M. BORMANN)