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| Beyond that, however, I request that you
consider Amtschef, Ministerialdirektor Dr. Buehler as the chief of the over-all
administration of the General Government, who is directly subordinated to me
and to my deputy and who will cooperate directly with you. I, therefore, must request that in the future you always discuss drafts and plans first with Amtschef Dr. Buehler before you submit them to me. The same procedure applies to matters pertaining to the police which will fist be referred to the Higher SS and Police Leader, SS Lieutenant General Krueger. The authority of the Amt is represented by the Amtschef, who is appointed as such by the Fuehrer and who, therefore, has to represent the authority of the entire administration. Minutes of the conference of the department chiefs of 15 February 1940 at Krakow. Page 2. General Fuhrmann reports on the Governor General's conference with Field Marshal Goering on 12 February 1940 at Karinhall. The Field Marshal has issued the strict order that the negotiations of all Reich offices with offices within the General Government would be conducted exclusively via the Governor General. The authorities in the Reich are specifically prohibited from issuing directives directly to offices in the General Government. |
| Meeting of 8 March 1940 of the
Department Chiefs in Krakow. |
| Present were: Dr. Frank and others.
Page 5. One thing is certain. The authority of the Governor General as the representative of the Fuehrer and the will of the Reich is indeed strong in this area and I have never left any doubt about the fact that no one may toy with that authority. I have had that explained again to each and every office at Berlin, especially after Field Marshal Goering prohibited as of 12 February 1940 all offices of the Reich, including the police and including even the Wehrmacht, from interfering in any official business of the General Government in any way. The same applies to the attempt, which the SS made on 15 or 16 December, in which the Reich Leader SS issued orders which also were to apply in the General Government, i.e., that all the objects d’art and other objects should be awarded to the SS. Upon my complaint, that order indeed was rescinded. |
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| Meeting of 12 September 1940
of the Department Chiefs in Krakow. |
| Present were: Dr. Frank and others. |
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