order Jews are to be the last to receive any consideration whatsoever on applications for their release from the concentration camps. Only when all other applicants shall have been dealt with, the order states, may the appeal of the Jewish prisoners be heard.
In reprinting the order today, a statement was attached emphasizing its significance and warning that this order is still valid.
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