The Nazi conspirators employed the German Labor Front (DAF) as an instrument for propagandizing its millions of compulsory members with Nazi ideology. The control of the Leadership Corps over the German Labor Front was assured not only by the designation of Reichsleiter Ley as head of the DAF, but by the employment of a large number of Politischen Leiter (political leaders) charged with disseminating Nazi ideology to the large membership of the DAF. These facts are apparent from pages 185-187 of the Organization Book of the NSDAP (2271-PS):

"The National Socialist Factory Cells Organization (NSBO),
is a union of the political leaders [Politischen Leiter] of the
NSDAP in the German Labor Front.
“The NSBO is the carrier of the organization of the German
Labor Front.
“The duties and responsibilities of the NSBO have passed
over to the DAF.
“The political leaders who have been transferred from the
NSBO to the German Labor Front guarantee the ideological
education of the DAF in the spirit of the National Socialistic

idea." (2271-PS) The foregoing evidence fixes upon the Leadership Corps of the Nazi Party responsibility for participation in the measures leading to the destruction of the independent trade unions and to Nazi Party control over the productive capacity of the German Labor Movement. Not only were these actions directed by Ley in his capacity as Reichsleiter, but they were supervised on a regional basis by the Gauleiter as district representatives of the Leadership Corps. Moreover, the German Labor Front (DAF) which replaced the dissolved trade unions was an affiliated organization of the NSDAP and, as such, remained under the control of the Leadership Corps and was employed by it to nazify the labor population of Germany.

(f) Plunder of Art Treasures. The Leadership Corps of the NSDAP is also responsible for the plundering of art treasures by Reichsleiter Rosenberg's Einsatzstab Rosenberg, the activities of which are discussed in full in Chapter XIV.

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LEGAL REFERENCES AND LIST OF DOCUMENTS RELAT

ING TO THE NAZI PARTY LEADERSHIP CORPS

Report submitted by Rosenberg
to Deputy of the Fuehrer, 15 June
1940, on the Political Preparation
of the Norway Action. (GB 140). III
Circular letter from Bormann to
Political Leaders, 30 May 1944,
concerning justice exercised by
people against Anglo-American
murderers. (USA 329)....

III
Bormann's letter to Rosenberg,
27 September 1940, enclosing let-
ter from Gauleiter Florian criticiz-

102

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119

*072-PS

122

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ing churches and publications for
soldiers. (USA 359). ...,

III
Letter of Deputy Fuehrer to
Rosenberg, 25 April 1941, on sub-
stitution of National Socialist mot-
tos for morning prayers in schools.
(USA 349)..

III
Rosenberg letter to Bormann, 23
April 1941, replying to Bormann's
letter of 19 April 1941 (Document
072-PS). (USA 371)..

III
Bormann letter to Rosenberg, 19
April 1941, concerning confisca-
tion of property, especially of art
treasures in the East. (USA 357).. III
Letter from Bormann to Rosen-
berg, 8 March 1940, instructing
Amann not to issue further news-
print to confessional newspapers.
(USA 360).....

III
Letter from Rosenberg to Schwarz,
28 January 1941, concerning regis-
tration and collection of art treas-
ures. (USA 372)....

III
Bormann's letter to Rosenberg,
22 February 1940, urging creation
of National Socialist Catechism,
etc. to provide moral foundation
for NS religion. (USA 350)..... III
Bormann's letter to Rosenberg,
18 January 1940, urging prepara-
tion of National Socialist reading
material to replace Christian lit-
erature for soldiers. (USA 691).... III
Letter from Hess' office signed
Bormann to Rosenberg, 17 Janu-
ary 1940, concerning undesirabil-
ity of religious literature for mem-
bers of the Wehrmacht. (USA 361). | III

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152

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160 Document

Description

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162

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165

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173

*136-PS

Circular letter signed Bormann,
17 June 1938, enclosing directions
prohibiting participation of Reichs-
arbeitsdienst in religious celebra-
tions. (USA 351).....

III
Bormann's letter to Rosenberg,
enclosing copy of letter, 24 Janu-
ary 1939, to Minister of Education
requesting restriction or elimina-
tion of theological faculties. (USA
685)....

III
Bormann's letter to Rosenberg,
17 April 1939, enclosing copy of
Minister of Education letter, 6
April 1939, on elimination of theo-
logical faculties in various univer-
sities. (USA 362)....

III
Certified copy of Hitler Order, 29
January 1940, concerning estab-
lishment of “Hohe Schule”. (USA
367)..

III
Copy of Order from Keitel to
Commanding General of Nether-
lands, 5 July 1940, to cooperate
with the Einsatzstab Rosenberg.
(USA 379)...

III
Goering Order, 5 November 1940,
concerning seizure of Jewish art
treasures. (USA 368)....

III
Order signed by Rosenberg, 20 Au-
gust 1941, concerning safeguarding
the cultural goods in the Occupied
Eastern Territories. (USA 373)... III
Hitler Order, 1 March 1942, estab-
lishing authority of Einsatzstab
Rosenberg. (USA 369).

III
Letter from Lammers to high State
and Party authorities, 5 July 1942,

.

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confirming Rosenberg's powers.
(USA 370).....

III
Note of a meeting held in the Reich
Ministry for Enlightenment and
Propaganda, 10 March 1943, con-
cerning treatment of foreign
workers employed in the Reich.... III
Letter of Rosenberg to Bormann,
17 October 1944, concerning liq-
uidation of property in Eastern
Occupied Territories. (USA 338).. III
Letter from Lohse to Reich Youth
Leader Axmann, 18 April 1944.
(USA 340)....

III
TWX Series of Orders signed by
Heydrich and Mueller, issued by
Gestapo Headquarters Berlin, 9-
11 November 1938, concerning
treatment of Jews. (USA 729).... III
Official NSDAP circular entitled
“The Social Life of New Germany
with Special Consideration of the
German Labor Front”, by Prof.
Willy Mueller (Berlin, 1938).
(USA 326).....

III
Law Concerning Trustees of La-
bor, 19 May 1933. 1933 Reichs-
gesetzblatt, Part I, p. 285...... III
Letter from Sauckel to Hitler, 15
April 1943, concerning labor ques-
tions. (USA 209; USA 228).

III
Memorandum of Hitler, 1 Sep-
tember 1939, concerning authori-
zation of mercy killings. (USA
342)....

III
Thierack's notes, 18 September
1942, on discussion with Himmler
concerning delivery of Jews to

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