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| Hamm
(Westphalia) 29 January 1941 Telephone: 1780-87 |
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| REGISTERED | ||
| To the Reich Minister of Justice
Attention: Under Secretary Dr. Schlegelberger Berlin W 8 Wilhelmstrasse 65 |
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| Subject: | Situation report | |
| Enclosures: | 2
copies of the report 2 printed forms 1 bulletin of the Criminal Police Office, Dortmund |
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| 1. High Treason | ||
| The department in charge of high treason cases is highly taxed because of the numerous, and in part also very extensive emigrant problems. Upon my request, the president of the court of appeal has seen to it that the criminal senate will hold 4-5 meetings a week from now on. I hope that in this way the majority of all cases can finally be settled in the course of the spring. | ||
| II.
Administration of Criminal Jurisdiction for Juveniles |
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| V. Breach of
Work Contracts and Unauthorized Change of Residence of Foreigners |
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| 1. In my last situation report I
already pointed out the difficulties which are created by the criminal
prosecution of foreigners, especially Polish civilian workers, who leave their
place of work and their assigned place of residence without authorization.
The directors of the labor offices and the Reich Trustee for Labor of the economic territory of Westphalia-Lower Rhine as a rule do not prefer the necessary charges for criminal prosecution, in accordance with the decree concerning the restrictions for changing the place of work, dated 1 September 1939 — Reich Law Gazette I, page 1685 — and in accordance with the decree concerning the fixing of wages, dated 25 June 1938 — Reich Law Gazette I, Page 691. Upon inquiry, the Reich Trustee for Labor for the economic territory of Westphalia-Lower Rhine has informed me that “in accordance with an agreement between the Reich Minister for Labor and the Reich Leader SS and Chief of the German Police, breach of work contracts by Poles are to be punished by the |
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