10 October 1936
The Reicchsfuhrer-SS and Head
of the German Police at the Reich
Ministry of the Interior
SV 1 24/36gSecret!
Not to be printed in the RMBliV
To:
the Secret State Police Bureau, Berlin
the Prussioon Land Criminal Police Bureau, Berlin
all regional and local headquarters of the State Police in the Reich
all regional and local headquarters of the Criminal Police in the Reich
Subject: Combating homosexuality and abortion
The serious danger to population policy and public health represented by
the still relatively high number of abortions which are a major violation
of the fundamental National Socialist world-view, as well as the
homosexual activity of a not inconsiderable layer of the population which
poses one of the greatest dangers to the youth, requires more than before
the effective combating of these scourges.
- the handling of the above mentioned offenses is essentially the
responsibility of local police.
- in order to ensure uniform guidelines for central registration and for
effective combating of these offenses, I hereby establish within the
Prussian Land Criminal Police Bureau a:
Reich Office for the Combating of Homosexuality and Abortion
[... list of reporting details deleted for brevity]
On behalf of:
signed Heydrich
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