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The general policy for Public Safety operationsin Germany is oontained in the Directives n MilitaryGovernment f Germany issued to Army Group Commanders
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by Supreme Headquarters.Military Commanders o whom the responsibilitiesof Military Government ave been delegated re respon-sible for carrying out this policy in accordance ithinstructions ssued by Army Group Commanders nder suchdirectives, nd Military Government ublic Safety Of-ficers will carry out their funotions in acoordanoewith orders issued by appropriate ilitary Commanders.The Handbook for Military Government in Germanyoontains he Publio Safety policy and general instruc-tions for the guidanoe of Military Government fficers,This Manual is"an amplification f those instruotionsand must be read in conjunction ith them.Military Government ublic Safety Officers illfollow the instructions nd make use of the forms con-tained in this Usnual unless otherwise ireoted.The maintenance f law and order is the keystoneto the whole problem.& an efficient ilitary Government,and it is therefore desirable hat as early a8 possible,the civil public safety agencies should be reorganizedend controlled o that they will cooperate ully withMilitary Government.Since, however, the Nazi Party have made the Ger-man polioe their main-instrument or imposing heirwill upon the German people, the.responsibilities fMilitary Government ublio Safety Offioers for purging,reorganizing,nd controlling he German polioe willbe particularly eavy.
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E. GRASETTLieutenant eneralAssistant Chief of StaffG-5 Division, HAEFSent
mber 1944
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