Berlin, October 1, 1938
§1
Upon the occupation of the Sudeten German territories by German troops, the
German Reich assumes responsibility for the administration of the area.
§2
The administration in the Sudeten German territories will be headed by the
“Reichskommissar for the Sudeten German territories.” This shall take effect as
soon and insofar as I shall withdraw the powers of attorney to administer the
said territories from the Commander in Chief of the Army, in whom these are
vested for the interim time period. The Reichskommissar will be responsible for
all branches of the administration. The Reich Minister of the Interior, in
agreement with the appropriate Reich Minister, will decide upon the transfer of
all respective branches of the administration to the existing Reich Special
Administration (Reichssonderverwaltungen).
§3
The Reichskommissar is directly subordinate to me. He shall see to the
implementation of my general instructions with regard to the political
organization, as well as carry out the specific instructions received from the
Reich Ministers concerning the administrative, economic, and cultural
organization of the Sudeten German territories.
§4
Within the Sudeten German territories, the Reichskommissar is empowered to
issue instructions to the administrative departments of the state, the
municipal authorities, and other public corporations. This also applies to
general instructions by the Deputy of the Fuhrer pertaining to the offices of
the Sudeten German Party, its subdivisions, and connected associations. The
Reichskommissar supervises all public corporations in the Sudeten German
territories.
§5
The present laws in the occupied territories shall remain in force, excepting
those laws which conflict with the interests acquired by the German Reich as a
result of its occupation of the Sudeten German territories. With the approval
of the responsible Reich Ministers and the Reich Minister of the Interior, the
Reichskommissar shall have the right to revise the law via ordinance.
Ordinances
shall be published in the official gazette for the Sudeten German territories.
Unless otherwise noted, they shall take effect as of the day subsequent to
their publication.
§6
As Reichskommissar for the Sudeten German territories, I appoint the leader of
the Sudeten German Party, Konrad Henlein.
§7
The Reich law shall be introduced to the Sudeten German territories either by
myself or by the responsible Reich Minister in accordance with the Reich
Minister of the Interior.
§8
The Reich Minister of the interior shall be responsible for the transfer of the
Sudeten German territories.
§9
The Reich Minister of the Interior shall issue the legal and administrative
regulations necessary to the implementation and supplementation of this decree.
Berlin, October 1, 1938
The Fuhrer
and Reich Chancellor, Adolf Hitler
The Reich
Minister of the Interior, Dr. Frick
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich
Chancellery, Dr. Lammer
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