Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Military Trials Nuremberg Vol. V., (Washington 1946) p. 275-6 Vienna, March 26, 1938 I., Parliament Building Telephone: R-50-5-60
To the Minister President General Field Marshal Hermann Goering Present Address: Vienna.
Most honored General Field Marshal! ...By means of press and radio I have just given the order that only those Aryan stores, which are in Aryan possession and under Aryan management may have the inscription 'Aryan Store' [ arisches Geschaeft ]. All other inscriptions are forbidden. In this way, the inscriptions which have been in common use up to now, such as 'this store is under Aryan management', 'this store is administered by the NSBO' etc. will be made to disappear. It is being emphatically stressed in the press and on radio that a clear difference, visible even from the outside, has now been made between Aryan and Jewish stores. I was in a position to give that order after I had been informed that the Reich Minister of Interior and the Reich Labour Minister will, with your approval, publish this very day the regulations suggested by me concerning social-political questions…. It is to be anticipated that a renewed, very strong boycott movement will start against the Jewish stores, due to my order. In view of the uncertainty of the situation and in view of the declaration which you, my dear General Field Marshal, intend to issue today concerning the Jewish question, and which underlines the statements I made the day before yesterday, it can be anticipated that the Jews will be ready to sell their stores and companies at the cheapest prices. I think it will be possible, in this way, to bring a large part of Jewish property into Aryan hands under the most favourable economic terms. The only task of the fund would be to simplify the financing of the change over in business. No losses would be incurred by the Reich Treasury. It also seems to me that such a measure is necessary to protect the interests of the employees. I should like to request that the emergency fund mentioned under point 1 be left to my administration and that a trustee be appointed for the fund mentioned under point 2 who would work in the closest possible co-operation with me.
