Gestapo Correspondence re: Secret Himmler Decree

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GESTAPO CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING A SECRET RF-SS DECREE

A 1941 GESTAPO LETTER
REGARDING VISAS FOR TRAVEL
TO BULGARIA AFTER A NEW
SECRET DECREE FROM
HEINRICH HIMMLER

This rare Gestapo Schnellbrief or urgent letter was written from the Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei or Secret State Police) Head Office in Wien (Vienna) on 25 March 1941 to the Reichsstatthalter (the highest Nazi government authority) in Wien, Baldur von Schirach, and to the head of the Gau Leadership, Dr. Hans Dellbrügge.

The letter was written as a result of the 19 March 1941 Secret Release from Der Reichsführer-SS und Chef der deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern (Heinrich Himmler, Head of the Nazi Police) regarding visas for travel to and from Bulgaria.

Effective immediately, German citizens and non-Bulgarian foreigners were not allowed to travel to Bulgaria, unless the trip was for business purposes. Himmler stated that all requests for travel papers should be denied, no matter what other purpose the trip may have.

The German Foreign Office in Berlin was mentioned as the only place allowed to give out proper visas and other required travel papers. This letter further outlines the paperwork needed to request a visa at the Auswärtiges Amt in Berlin (passport, letter from Chamber of Commerce, etc.), the cost, etc.

19 March 1941 Secret Release from Reichsführer-SS Himmler is NOT for publication

The last paragraph of this two-page A4 size (8-1/4 x 11-5/8 inch) letter makes it clear that the information contained in the 19 March 1941 Secret Release from Reichsführer-SS Himmler is NOT for publication - nicht zur Veröffentlichung bestimmt!

At the bottom of this letter is a blue 1-3/8 inch rubber stamp of the Geheime Staatspolizei Staatspolizeileitstelle Wien 77 and an eagle and swastika in the middle. This Gestapo letter was drawn up at the Office of Gestapo official Huber and signed by his deputy.

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