Document No. 1437-PS

AUTHOR — International Military Tribunal

Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV

Document No. 1437-PS

TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1437-PS

1938 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 262

Second Order supplementary to the law concerning the re-uniting of Austria with the German Reich

Dated 18 March 1938

The following order is issued by virtue of Article III of the law concerning the re-uniting of Austria with the German Reich, dated 13 March 1938 (RGBl I, page 237).

Article 1

The Reichsfuehrer SS and Chief of German Police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior can take measures necessary for the maintenance of security and order, even beyond the legal limits otherwise set on such measures.

Article 2

The Reichsfuehrer SS and Chief of German Police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior can delegate his powers to other departments.

Article 3

The order comes into force on the date of publication.

Berlin, March 18th, 1938

The Reich Minister of the Interior

Frick

Source:<br>Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV<br>Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality<br>Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office, 1946