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tion of all kinds, the S.Lchsrheitsdienst hn s to k«
a watch on all spheres of activities of the De
people with regard to the activities of th« i'c of
our opponents and to the effectiveness of governmental
and political measures, md to inform the governmental
authorities and the Party offices about its findings»
Finally* the SI) has to investigate and to explore the
activities and the connections of the grea alogical
arch-ononiea (Todfeindo) of national Sdc Lai . id of
the Gerraan people, in order to render possible a pur­
poseful (zlelbewusste) aid effective fight gainst then^"
However, it was the Chief cf tha f.D, Reinhard lie; 1, v/ho
defined the 3T)«s functions anc, activities In the mo3t succinct
and the nost revealing fashion. He epitomized then as follows:1
"To understand 'che opponent completely from the ancle
of his ideology, to recognize and to defcect by moans
of criminology his fori: of organization ar;i his personnel,,
and finally to fight hira systematically, to destroy him,
to paralyze hira, and iiminate (ausschalten) him v/ith
the help of executive power."
Ileydrich's definition points to espione.gt3 as m3ic
function of the St. Study of Ant Itl of the R^icna.aJLchejt'holtaaupjt-
amt (RSKA) within the RoichsfÜhrung SS, successor bo the old SD~
1. Article In Die Deutsche Polizei, quoted above«
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