Original 1932 German Komba-Dienst R.W.I. Confidential Municipal Officials Publication Newspaper

Original October 24, 1932 German “Komba-Dienst R.W.I.” publication, issued for the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Industriegebiet district group of the Verband der Kommunalbeamten und -Angestellten Preußens e.V. — the Association of Municipal Civil Servants and Employees of Prussia. The Komba organization was part of the broader German municipal civil-service movement of the period.

This is 11. Jahrgang, Nr. 22, dated 24. Oktober 1932, placing it during the final months of the Weimar Republic, only a few months before the political transformation of Germany in 1933.

Especially interesting is the prominent notice on the first page:

“Vertraulich! Nur für Mitglieder; nicht für die Tagespresse!”

Translation: “Confidential! For members only; not for the daily press!”

The publication contains detailed internal material relating to municipal government employees and administration in the heavily industrialized Rhineland-Westphalia region, including Essen, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum, Wuppertal, Gelsenkirchen and surrounding cities.

Contents include minutes from the October 8, 1932 executive board meeting in Essen, committee elections and appointments, municipal finances, salary and pension matters, employment regulations, court decisions involving municipal employees, administrative law, savings-bank employees and the Verwaltungsakademie “Industriebezirk” in Bochum.

One particularly interesting section discusses a Reichsgericht decision dated July 1, 1932, while other sections concern the effects of state court decisions, employment termination, salary regulations and municipal administration during the severe economic and political instability of 1932.

The pages shown run from approximately page 165 through at least page 179, with additional material continuing beyond. The document has original punched filing holes along the left side and appears to have been retained as an administrative/reference copy.

A fascinating piece of pre-Third Reich German political, labor and municipal history, offering a detailed look at the administration of German cities immediately before the end of the Weimar era.

Condition is good for its age with expected toning, handling wear, creases, edge wear, punched filing holes and some period pencil/red-pencil underlining and annotations. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact contents and condition. Original period publication, sold exactly as shown.

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