Law Regarding the Sovereign Head of the German Reich
1 August 1934
The Reich Government has enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated:
Section 1
The office of the Reichspraesident will be consolidated with that of the Reich Chancellor. The existing authority of the Reichspraesident shall consequently be transferred to the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor, Adolph Hitler. He shall select his representative.
Section 2
This law is effective as of the time of the death of Reichspraesident von Hindenburg.
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Deputy
Chancellor von Papen
The Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs
Freiherr von Neurath
The Reich Minister of Interior
Frick
The Reich Minister of Finance
Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
The Reich Minister of Labor
Franz Seldte
The Reich Minister of Justice
Dr. Guertner
The Reich Minister for Defense
von Blomberg
The Reich Postal Minister and Transportation Minister
Freiherr von Eltz
The Reich Minister for Nutrition and Agriculture
R. Walther Darre
The Reich Minister for Enlightenment and Propaganda
Dr. Goebbels
The Reich Minister for Air Travel
Hermann Goering
The Reich Minister for Science, Training and Education
Bernhard Rust
The Reich Minister without Portfolio Rudolf Hess
The Reich Minister without Portfolio
Hanns Kerrl
Additional Info About the Source
Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Vol. 4. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1947. 2003-PS.