The Minister of Defence, General Groener, has removed the ban which has been in force till now against members of the Nazi Party being enlisted in the army or navy. The ban was introduced against Hitlerists and Communists, on the ground that they were working to bring about the violent overthrow of the State, and therefore could not be trusted to join in its defence. The ban applies now only against Communists. It is stated that the ban has been removed for Hitlerists on the basis of certain assurances given to General Greener by Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis, that there would be no formation of Nazi cells in the army or navy, and that no Nazi propaganda would be conducted by the Nazis in the army or navy.
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