All Jews in Germany will be deprived of their citizenship, according to a statement made yesterday by Wilhelm Frick, Minister of Interior, to representatives of the Nazi press.
The Nachtausgabe, an evening paper published by the Hugenberg concern in Berlin, quotes Dr. Frick as saying that “a new citizenship law is now being drafted by the Cabinet and will be based chiefly on racial principles.”
In his statement, Dr. Frick declared that the time has come to deprive all German Jews of their citizenship, pointing out that “this is the will of Hitler himself. Before obtaining citizenship, applicants will have to prove that they belong to the “Aryan” race, Minister Frick emphasized in his statement.
FORBID FLAG DISPLAY
A decree forbidding Jews in Germany to display the national German flag was also issued by Minister Frick yesterday. The decree provides that no Jew in Germany may fly the national flag either at his home or his place of business. “The German population resents the presence of national colors and swastika flags on Jewish premises,” the decree said.
Police officers are instructed rigidly to enforce this decree “in order to prevent unfortunate incidents.”
The decree will be followed by an order making it a criminal offense to display any German national colors by Jews.
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