1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 797
First decree for the implementation of the law relating to the Reich Chamber of Culture of 1 November 1933.
Pursuant to Section 6 and 7 of the law relating to the Reich Chamber of Culture of 22 September 1933 [Reichsgesetzblatt I, Page 661] the following is ordered :
I. Foundations of the chambers
Section 1.
When this decree will become effective the associations named as follows will become corporations of public law with the annexed designations :
1. The Reich-Cartel of the German musicians (reg. ass.) Reich-Chamber of Music
2. Reich-Cartel of Fine Arts Reich Chamber of Fine Arts
3. Reich Theatre Chamber Reich Theatre Chamber
4. Reich-Association of German authors (reg. ass.)
Reich-Chamber of Literature .
5. Reich-Unions of the German Press Reich-Press Chamber
6. National-Socialist Broadcasting Chamber (reg. ass.) Reich-Broadcasting Chamber
Section 2
All the chambers enumerated in section 1 together with the Reich Film Chamber are united into a general corporation of public law with the designation Reich Chamber of Culture.
Section 3
The Reich Chamber of Culture has the responsible task to promote the German Culture for people and Reich by the cooperation of its members in all fields of its activities under the leadership of the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda,
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to regulate the economical and social affairs of the cultural professions and to adjust to each other the aims of all the different groups belonging to it.
The Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda may assign special tasks to the Reich Chamber of Culture and its separate chambers. Section 7, sentence 2 of the law remains unaffected.
II. Competence of the Chamber Section 4
Whoever participates in the production, reproduction, spiritual or technical remodeling, circulation, preservation, sale or arrangement of sale of any work of culture, has to be a member of the single chamber which is competent for his activity.
As circulation is also considered the production and the sale of technical equipment for the purpose of circulation are considered.
Signed: The Reichminister of Public Enlightenment
and Propaganda; Dr. Goebbels
The Minister of Reich-Economy Dr. Schmidt
Decree on the units of the Reich Chamber of Culture (music, fine arts, theater, literature, press, broadcasting), requiring that any person who produces or distributes cultural works must be a member of the relevant chamber
Authors
Joseph Goebbels (Dr., Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda)
Joseph Göbbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
- Born: 1897-10-29 (Rheydt)
- Died: 1945-05-01 (Berlin)
- Country of citizenship: Nazi Germany
- Occupation: autobiographer; demagogue; diarist; journalist
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Wissenschaftlicher Katholischer Studentenverein Unitas Stolzenfels zu Bonn
- Significant person: Adolf Hitler
- Position held: Gauleiter (of: Berlin; period: 1926-11-09 through 1945-05-01; replaces: Ernst Schlange); Q104164731; Reich Chancellor (period: 1945-04-30 through 1945-05-01; replaced by: Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk; replaces: Adolf Hitler); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Kurt Schmitt (economics minister, 1933-34)
Kurt Schmitt
German politician (1886-1950)
- Born: 1886-10-07 (Heidelberg)
- Died: 1950-11-02 (Heidelberg)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: economist; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Corps Franconia München; Schutzstaffel
- Military rank: SS-Brigadeführer; captain
- Position held: finance minister
Date: 01 November 1933
Literal Title: 1933 R. G. B. . . . First decree for the implementation of the law relating to the Reich Chamber of Culture. of 1 November 1933
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2415
Citation: IMT (page 259)
HLSL Item No.: 450329
Notes:Schmitt's name has been typed as "Schmidt."