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Bavarian Political Police: circular on Jewish propaganda

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 784

Held at: Wiener Library

Title: Bavarian Political Police: circular on Jewish propaganda

Date(s): 1935

Level of description: Collection level (fonds)

Extent: 1 item

Name of creator(s): Bavarian Political Police

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Bavarian Political Police was created by Reichsfuehrer SS Heinrich Himmler in 1933. It was independent from the authority of the police headquarters in Munich, allowing the Nazi party to control the police.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Copy of a circular letter from the Bavarian Political Police to all heads of Police and local legal civil authorities, 13 Apr 1935, instructing them to watch out for propaganda by Jewish organisations and the Jewish press declaring the desire of Jews to remain in Germany. It states that the presence of Jews is not only undesirable on technical grounds but it is also against all Nazi principles.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: German

System of arrangement:

N/A

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Physical characteristics:

A number of names in the document have been blotted out.

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.