PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 [Also Klemm Document 1. Klemm Defense Exhibit 1.] THE “ENABLING ACT”[86] 1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 141 Law for the Solution of the Emergency of People and Reich of 24 March 1933 The Reichstag has decreed the following law, which is hereby promulgated in agreement with the Reich Council [Reichsrat], after it has been duly established that the prerequisites of legislation changing the constitution have been fulfilled. Article 1 Laws of the Reich can be decreed, apart from the procedure provided by the constitution of the Reich, also by the government of the Reich. This also applies to the laws mentioned in articles 85, paragraphs 2, and 87 of the constitution of the Reich. Article 2 The laws decreed by the government of the Reich may deviate from the constitution of the Reich as far as they do not concern the institution of the Reichstag and the Reich Council [Reichsrat] as such. The rights of the Reich President remain untouched. Article 3 The laws decreed by the government of the Reich are certified by the Reich Chancellor and promulgated in the Reichsgesetzblatt. Unless they dispose otherwise, they will come into force on the day following the promulgation. Articles 68 through 77 of the constitution of the Reich do not apply to laws decreed by the government of the Reich. Article 4 Treaties of the Reich with foreign countries concerning subjects under Reich legislation do not require the approval of the authorities taking part in the legislation. The government of the Reich issues the ordinances which are necessary to carry into effect these treaties. Article 5 This law comes into force on the day of its promulgation. It will become invalid on 1 April 1937; it will further become invalid if the present government of the Reich will be replaced by another one. Berlin, 24 March 1933. The Reich President VON HINDENBURG The Reich Chancellor ADOLF HITLER The Reich Minister of the Interior FRICK The Reich Foreign Minister BARON VON NEURATH The Reich Finance Minister COUNT SCHWERIN VON KROSIGK PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 LAW, 7 APRIL 1933, CONCERNING ADMISSION TO THE BAR