I
For uniform care for German Nationals abroad a Chief of the Organization of Germans abroad is appointed within the Foreign Office and to whom, at the same time, the leadership and processing of all affairs of German Nationals abroad within the jurisdiction of the Foreign Office will be given over.
II
(1) As chief of the Organization for Germans abroad within the Foreign Office Gauleiter Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, director of the Organization for Germans abroad of the Nazi Party is appointed.
(2) His is a personal appointment and immediately subordinate to the Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs. His field of activity, as chief of the organization of German nationals abroad of the Nazi Party and his subordination to the deputy of the Fuehrer are not affected.
(3) His official title is: Chief of Organization of Germans abroad within the Foreign Office.
III
The Chief of Organization of Germans abroad of the Foreign Office participates in the sessions of the Reich Cabinet so far as his field is concerned.
IV
The Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs in agreement with the deputy of the Fuehrer will issue the implementative regulations of this decree.
Berlin, 30 January 1937.| Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office, 1946 |