The Nazi authorities in Prague have issued new regulations covering emigration of Jews from the Protectorate, it was learned here today.
The regulations forbid Jews to make individual applications for emigration permits to the various Nazi offices on the ground that Nazi officials are to have no direct contact with Jews.
Applicants for permits are advised to apply through the Central Emigration Office established by the Prague Jewish Community at the orders of the Nazi authorities. This office, the regulations specify, “will attend to all necessary formalities and negotiations with the respective State officials.”
Another ordinance issued by the Nazi authorities provides that Jews receiving pensions from the Czech Government are to come under the recent decree under which payments to Jews in the Protectorate must be made through blocked accounts in specially assigned banks and not in cash or directly. Under the new ordinance, each pensioner will be obliged to sign the following declaration for the Ministry of Finance: “I hereby declare that I am a Jew in accordance with Paragraph 6 of the provisions issued by the Reichsprotector, and I ask that my pension be transferred to the blocked account opened for me.”
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