The Berlin bureau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency was closed by the secret state police today and all furniture and equipment confiscated. The daily bulletin published for German subscribers by the bureau was also suppressed. The foreign service of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is not affected by the suspension of the German service.
A letter over the signature of Herr Ludwig Diels, chief of the Prussian state police and of the German political police states that “for the maintenance of public security and order and for the prevention in the future of State-endangering acts such as may be expected, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is closed down by the police and all effects there placed under police arrest in accordance with article 14 of the President’s ordinance of February 28, 1933 for the protection of the people and State. On the basis of the same order, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency publication is prohibited until further notice.
“In accordance with article 4 of the same ordinance, any acts conflicting with the above order are punishable.”
No action was taken against any members of the staff of the bureau which handles the distribution, in Germany, of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s service. The service from Germany operates independently of the bureau through correspondents, most of whom are American citizens. It is not affected by the order against the Berlin bureau.
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