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==== Political program ====
The political program of the [[#planned government|planned government]] was outlined in a draft for a [[government policy statement]], consisting of twelve points:

# Restoration of the [[rule of law]], [[Separation of powers|independence of the courts]], protection of personal and property security, dissolution of [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]], prevention of [[lynch law]],
# Combating corruption, restitution of [[Art theft and looting during World War II|looted works of art]], ending the [[The Holocaust|persecution of Jews]], punishment of [[war crime]]s,
# Dissolution of the [[Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]] and an end to propaganda reporting on the course of the war,
# [[Separation of church and state]], a [[Christianity|Christian]] mindset as the basis for policies, [[freedom of the press]],
# Restoration of Christian education by parents
# Reduction of [[bureaucracy]], examination and possible punishment, dismissal or transfer of all officials appointed and promoted from 1 January 1933, especially [[Nazi party]] members
# Transformation of the [[provinces of Prussia]] and [[States of the Weimar Republic|states]] into ''[[Reichsgau]]e'', [[local self-government]] for the ''Reichsgaue'', [[Districts of Germany|districts]] and [[Municipalities of Germany|municipalities]] under the supervision of ''[[Reichsstatthalter]]'',
# Restoration of full [[economic freedom]] after the war, protection of [[private property]], [[Planned economy|planned economic measures]] only under conditions of war-related shortages,
# Responsible and conscientious [[social policy]] in the hands of ''Reichsgaue'' and [[trade union]]s
# Ending national debt through tax increases and [[austerity]] policies, international agreement on debt repayment
# Continuation of the war for defence purposes only,
# Commencement of peace negotiations with the [[Western Allies]], punishment of those Germans responsible for the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goerdeler |first=Carl |last2=Beck |first2=Ludwig |date=1944 |orig-date= |title=Draft for a government policy statement |url=https://www.gdw-berlin.de/fileadmin/bilder/publikationen/begleitmaterialien/Faksimiles_PDFs_deutsch/FS_10.1_DE_2.Aufl-RZ-web.pdf |website=[[German Resistance Memorial Center]] |language=de}}</ref>