Directive no. 24 (January 12, 1946) established a set of comprehensive criteria for the removal from public office those "who have been more than nominal participants in its (Nazi Party) activities" and provided for their removal from any civil service or work in civil organization, labor unions, industry, education or the press and any work other than simple labor.
IV, 304–305 Direktiv nr. 24 (12. januar 1946) opstillede kriterier for fjernelse fra offentligt embede af enhver "som har været mere end nominelle deltagere i dets (det nationalsocialistiske partis) aktiviteter" og gav mulighed for deres fjernelse fra ethvert embede eller arbejde i enhver organisation, fagforening, industri, undervisning eller pressen og alt arbejde bortset fra ufaglært.