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are to be employed in tha execution of building tasks(i.e. thoseof OT or those of the Air Force, the Navy,the SS, the Reichs Autobahnen (Reich Higliray System) etc.In case of major assignments, the basic directives, asissued by Amt Bau-OTZ, are to be adhered to#3. The right to enlist the help of the constructionagencies of the above mentioned organizations, for tasksin which OT agencies are already engaged. This rightdoes not include the authority to change the internalstructure of any of the above mentioned constructionagencies. Nor does it include the authority to deviatefrom the construction programae as laid down in thisconnection by Construction Planning and Commitment Branch,Consent in these two respects must be obtained from theranking officials of the construction agencies involved.4. The obligation to inform the appropriate Reichs vert eidigungskommissar(Reich Defence Commissioner) within theEinsatzgruppe area of all important new projects, and tokeep them advised as to*the difficulties as they arise.Since the creation of the RtSstungsunterkoamissionen(Armament Sub-Commissions)(SPEER's decree of 3 Aug 19V+), OTrepresentation on the Armament Commissions has been raised fromEinsatz to Einsatzgruppe level. That is to say, the Chief of EGis now a member of the Armament Commission. Usually, however,ha is represented by the subordinate Chiefs of the Einsatzesituated within the respective areas of the Rtistungsinspektionen(Armament Inspectorates) corresponding to the particular ArmamentCommissions (see next para).35. "Current Organization". Einsatz* (E: Area Control Staff,Army Level).Note; For developments leading to the replacement of theBaubeauftragte im Gau (Construction Deputies in each PartyGau) by the four Beauftragte beim Reichsverteidigungskoznmissar(Construction Deputies to each Reich DefenceCommissioner) at Einsatz level, see IB19. For thereorganization of the regional system of administrationof construction, see SPEER 1 s decree of 16 October, 1944,IB22.There are 22 Einsatze in Greater Germany roughly one to eachRflstungsinspektion (Armament Inspectorate), The Einsatz inGermany is mainly a liaison staff between its higher EinsatzgruppeStaff, on the one hand, and the Rustungsunterkommission orRustungskoramis3ion (Armament Sub-Commission or Armament Commission)and the Reichsverteidigungskommissar (Reich Defence Commissioner)on the other. The Armament Sub-Commission is situated in thoseGaue in which there are no Armament Commissions. The Sub-Commissions were created by order of SPEER, 3 August 19^»4, for thepurpose of remedying this lack. (The Gauleiter in his function aschief of all types of civilian contribution to the war effort isalso Reich Defence Commissioner).OT Einsatz liaison with the Armament Sub-Commissions isestablished through one of the four OT Construction Deputies (seeIB19 and below) assigned by the Einsatzleiter (Chief of Einsatz)to the Reich Defence Commissioner or Commissioners competent inthe OT Einsatz area. The Construction Deputy as a member of theArmament Sub-Commission represents his Chief of Einsatz, and actsas expert consultant to the Chairman of the Armament Sub-Commission.The latter determines the priority programme of reconstruction andrepair to be undertaken by the OT on, e.g. armament factories, in\k