Collection of the Zentralauftragstelle in The Hague, the Netherlands, 1942-1943 The Zentralauftragstelle (Central Assignments office) - Zast [abbreviated name] was established by the Reichskomisar (Reichs commissioner) as the central office for public assignments (Zentralstelle für öffentliche Auftrage) together with the Deutsche Handelskammer für die Niederlande (German Bureau of Commerce in the Netherlands) in 1940; Dr. Anton Maly stood at its head; the aim of the organization was the coordination of the activities of the Wehrmacht and the great many other public organizations that were transferred to the area of the Netherlands; Included in the collection: Correspondence between the Zentralauftragstelle in The Hague and various organizations in Germany and the Netherlands, regarding the "Anlernen und Umschulen" exhibition organized by the Zentralauftragstelle during 1942-1943; it referred to factories and organizations in Germany located in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Leipzig, Offenbach and Breslau, and in the Netherlands in Amsterdam, The Hague, Eindoven and Hengelo; Correspondence between the Zentralauftragstelle in The Hague and various organizations in Amsterdam and Eindoven, regarding the Aryanization of Jewish property, 1942-1943.