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XALTENBRUNNER, Chief' of Sipo and SD: Requests for custody orders
are made to Amt IV A 6 h by the BdSuS.15 (Regional Conxtander of the
Security Police- .And Security . Service) the Gestapo(leit)stellen
(Regional District HQ of the Secret State Police), the IdSo.SD
(Inspector of Security Police and Security Service) and the BSSPf
(Superior SS and Police Leader) in the region or district where the
offender was apprehended. .Amt IV A 6 b then executes the
Schutzhaftbefehl in duplicate and. forwards it to the requesting
authority who, in turn, forwards a copy to the EL where the individual
is to be confined.. The XL corenits the individual and notifies both
the requesting authority and Aid IV A 6 b that it has carried out
the order. (See Annexe B).
In cases of mass arrests, only.one blanket order is executed
and individual cards are made out on each Hetling by the
Sachbearbeiter (sub - s ection Chiefs) after the arrests have been made.
• Requests for Political Custody Orders must 1:ke accompanied by
the reasons for the request. Custody May, in theory, only be -
ordered after the accused has been given a hearing in regard to the
charge made against him.
Amt IV (Gestapoamt of the RSHA) and Staatspolizei(leit)stellen
are authorised to order the preliminary apprehension of an individual
if it is felt that the person's freedom is prejudicial to the State
or that the individual might attempt to escape. In these cases, the
accused must have the chargelaid against him within twenty-four
hours of apprehension and is to be released, at the latest, ten- days
from the date of apprehensionf if, in the meantime, orders for his
custody have not been given 1.7 the proper authority.
Custody orders, made out in writing, must be presentea .to the
accused within . one day after issue .. The following regulations are
applicable: •
•1) The order must specify the reason for the action
ii) The next of kin are to be informed of the order, unless it
is considered inexpedient
iii) If custody is ordered for a Beamte- kCivil Servant) , his
department is to be notified of the order, and the reasons
for it, by the Gestapo office concerned
iv) If custody is ordered for a member of the NSDAP or any of
its formations, the relevant Party HQ is informed of the
action by the Gest,a.po office concerned.
Custody lasts for whatever period is thought necessary. Release
from custody is also ordered by Amt IV. Release is to follow not
more than three days after the period of custody has cane to an end-.
7. Release from Concentration Camps
Details of released prisoners, who are considered. by Camp
Commandants to have the makings of good technicians, are sent to Anxt
D II of the WI/HA. (see para 9) who -then arrange for the utilisation
of their labour, usually somewhere other than in the camp where they
were imprisoned.
When a Schutzhaftlina (Person in Protective Custody) has been
-released, he remains under the supervision of the §3.22, or of a V -,
person. He must report regularly and his movements are restricted.
He is forbidd.en to meet certain individuals and must be at • home at
stated times. Wireless sets; duplicating machines and
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