1943-07-11 / Bormann’s Secret Instruction on Public “Handling of the Jewish Question”

Introduction

A classified Nazi Party circular dated July 11, 1943, on the “Handling the Jewish Question” issued by Martin Bormann and distributed among Nazi party and state officials. In this document, Bormann instructs that any public mention of “a future final solution must be avoided”. Instead, officials were to state that Jews were being “brought in collectively for appropriate labor deployment.”

Document

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
Partei-Kanzlei

Der Leiter der Partei-Kanzlei
Führerhauptquartier, den 11.7.1943

Geheim

Rundschreiben Nr. 33/43 g.

Betrifft: Behandlung der Judenfrage.

Im Auftrage des Führers teile ich mit:

Bei der öffentlichen Behandlung der Judenfrage muss jede Erörterung einer künftigen Gesamtlösung unterbleiben.

Es kann jedoch davon gesprochen werden, dass die Juden geschlossen zu zweckentsprechendem Arbeitseinsatz herangezogen werden.

gez. M. Bormann

F.d.R.:
[Unterschrift]

Verteiler: Reichsleiter, Gauleiter, Verbändeführer.

Schlagwortkartei: Behandlung / Juden.

National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Party Chancellery

The Head of the Party Chancellery
Führer Headquarters, July 11, 1943

Secret

Circular No. 33/43 g.

Subject: Handling of the Jewish Question.

On behalf of the Führer, I state the following:

In the public handling of the Jewish Question, any discussion of a future final solution must be avoided.

However, it may be said that the Jews are being brought in collectively for appropriate labor deployment.

[signed] M. Bormann

For correctness:
[signature]

Distribution: Reich Leaders, Gauleiters, Heads of Organizations.

Keyword Index: Handling / Jews.

Archivial reference:

Bundesarchiv, NS 6/344, p. 97.
Bundesarchiv, NS 19/1577, p. 21.


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