Evening star., 1942-09-23
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on the contaminated periphery Of
the German racial center" to resist
effectively "the decline of their
racial standards" establishes their
unfitness to be classed as Nordics
of the first order, the document
said.
German occupying authorities,
Tass continued, were advised to
adopt three measures of policy to
emphasize the superiority OF the
nucleus German"
First-Take political activities
from the hands of mixed and i'm
potent national elements" and con-
centrate such activities among per-
sons bound by blood ties with in
ternal Germany"
Second-Draw on any number of
representatives of the northern
(second-class) races for work neces-
sary to meet German economic and
war needs.
Third-In the execution of laws
to differentiate between elements
of the Germanic race, and to await
in these matters the decisions of i'm
perial organs now under prepara-
ton"
Sent to Occupied Areas.
Tass said these observations, re-
ported to have been sent to German
occupation authorities of Norway,
Denmark, Holland, Belgium and the
Baltic states, were signed by Martin
Bohrmaflfl, who has assumed many
of the duties Of the fugitive Deputy
Fuehrer Rudolf Hess. and Alfred
Rosenberg, so-called spiritual leader
Of the Nazi movement.
The communication told German
administrators that "the conquest of
space inhabited by peoples Of the
Germanic race has brought about a
contradiction and distinction be-
tween conQuerors and conquered"
This new factor, it added, was
brought about by the "disintegrating
influence of the racial chaos reign
ing on the borders OF the German
world"
Firms, Mongols, Slavs, Celts, Gauls
and Anglo-Saxons have contributed
to this chaos, it was said, and Ger
mans inhabiting Germany are the
sole examples of the healthy Aryan
nucleus"
"The events of 1910 to 1912 have
confirmed the right of this superior
element of the race to assume the
leading political and educational role
in the German space" the document
continued.
Unable to Resist Decline.
The under Germans (Unterger-
manen) ION the periphery who fell
into The orbit of German conquest
particularly Norwegians, Swedes
Danes, Dutch and Walloons, have
proved unable to resist the decline
Of their racial standards and con-
sequently of their states and social
systems"
Tass said the letter stated that
previously announced principles ot
race policy, when applied to peoples
Of the north, gave rise to a harmful
illusion Of racial equality" of Scan
dinavian and other peoples on the
one nand, and the German con-
Querors on the other.
Previous policies, it was added
"also afforded various groups col
laborating with German authorities
particularly in Holland and Nor.
way, false grounds for the main.
tenance of these illusions for tn,
sake OF furthering petty interests
OF national egoism."
The Russian news agency said tn,
document was entitled, "Richtlinier
fuer Rassenpolitik in dem Besetzter
Nord uad Ostseeraum" (Basic Line
Of Racial Policy in Occupied Re
gions of the 1Iorth and the Balti
Sea Area and that while 1t bor
the signatures of Bohrmann an,
Rosenberg, it stated it was draw
up at the direction of Hitler an,
represented his latest thought >ol
t racial matters.