Re: Treatment of Jews

As this Royal Legation reported in the telegram mentioned above, the transfer to Poland of the Jewish survivors left in Croatia is currently under way. The transfer is carried out with special trains provided by Croatian authorities, who, besides equipping the people who are leaving, are also required to pay the Government of the Reich 30 Mark per person. (Initially the Reich had requested 500 Mark).

The said measures have led to a démarche – as the Poglavnik himself has confirmed – by the Apostolic Delegate here, which brought no conclusive results. It seems, however, that the category formed by Aryans joined in matrimony to Jews will be left alone.

The Minister of Germany here, in a conversation he had with the R. Minister about various issues, hinted at the advisability of starting to remove also the Jews who have sought shelter in the 2nd zone occupied by Italian troops and asked how many there might be. He added that the larger groups, as far as he is was aware, ought to be

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