Secret State Police
State Police Office for the District [Regierungsbezirk] of Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf, 20.11.1936'
II 1 E 1 1510/36
Subject: Camouflage of Jewish businesses.
It is evident from numerous recent reports that apart from the alleged national-socialist coordination, an increasing number of attempts are being made by Jewish owners of firms to camouflage the real nature of their firms by the most devious of ways. It has therefore been ascertained again that Jews dispatch their goods, not under their own names, but under the names of Aryan employees who agree to this. Even the representatives of Jewish firms are making a practice, more and more, of saying that the goods they offer are from Aryan firms. Furthermore, forwarding agents frequently send Jewish goods to customers under their own names so that, in this way, the delivery firms should remain unknown to the general public.
The blame for the circumvention lies not only with the Jewish owners of firms and their assistants, but also with the Aryan customers themselves. The latter often require that the goods they want be sent under the name of a neutral sender, so that they can buy them without any trouble.
I request that these and similar attempts at camouflage be stopped whenever they occur, if necessary in conjunction with the Commercial Police [Gewerbepolizei] and the competent industrial offices. No larger actions (interference in industry) are, however, to be carried out; in cases of doubt, a report is to be made here at once.
To conclude, I request that a report be sent in, not later than 10 December 1936, on the observations made to date and on any measures that may have been taken.
Additional note for District Councillors [Landraete] : I enclose copies for the Police Administration authorities.
By order:
signed Hoehmann Witnessed : [signature illegible] Police Officer Assistant
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To:
The branch offices of the State Police,
The district councillors of the Bezirk,
The Chief burgomasters of Crefeld-Uerdingen, Neuss and Viersen.
The District Councillor
No. 1098 P Kleve, 23 November 1936
Copy to Chief Burgomaster at Goch for his information, a report to be made before 5. 12. 36 for
and on behalf of [signature illegible]
Instructions to act against Jewish businesses that operate under non-Jewish names
Authors
Hoehmann (Gestapo officer, Duesseldorf (1936))
Hoehmann
- Additional details not yet available.
Date: 20 November 1936
Literal Title: Subject: Camouflage of Jewish businesses.
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: L-217
HLSL Item No.: 451547
Notes:This document was apparently not entered as an exhibit.
Trial Issues
Criminal organizations (Gestapo, Leadership Corps, Cabinet, SS, SD, OKW) (… Persecution of political, religious, and ethnic ("racial") groups (IMT, NM…
Document Summary
L-217: Order of Secret State Police for Administrative District of Dueseldorf, dated 20 November 1936 directing that efforts to circumvent anti-Jewish boycott by 'camouflage' devices be stopped Hoehmann
Order of Secret State Police for Administrative District of Duesseldorf, dated 20 November 1936 directing that efforts to circumvent anti-Jewish boycott by 'camouflage' devices be stopped signed Hoehmann