▁its ▁legal ▁independence , ▁successfully ▁rejected ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁A ry an ▁paragraph ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁employees ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁appointment ▁of ▁its ▁executive ▁board ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁two ▁third s ▁for ▁German ▁Christians . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Naz i - sub miss ive ▁German ▁Christians , ▁holding ▁cru cial ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁b ureau c racy ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁bodies , ▁found ▁other ▁ways ▁to ▁press ur ise ▁the ▁mission ary ▁soci eties . ▁Foreign ▁exchange ▁assigned ▁at ▁non - market ▁rates ▁was ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁be ▁dis b urs ed ▁for ▁sal aries ▁of ▁German ▁national s , ▁thus ▁sal aries ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁citizens ▁( e . g . ▁Arab ▁Protest ants ) ▁became ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁organ ise , ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁had ▁to ▁in cur ▁deb ts ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁pounds ▁with ▁Deutsche ▁Pal äst ina - B ank , ▁which ▁again ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁permitted ▁by ▁the ▁Naz i ▁government , ▁which ▁submitted ▁any ▁foreign ▁inde bt ed ness ▁of ▁German ▁legal ▁entities ▁to ▁its ▁agreement ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁a uster ity ▁policy . ▁ ▁Since ▁miss ions ▁dep ended ▁on ▁transfer ring ▁funds ▁abroad ▁the ▁government ▁r ation ing ▁of ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁became ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁black mail ▁their ▁co operation . ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁gained ▁a ▁certain ▁support ▁within ▁the ▁German ▁Christian - stream lined ▁old - Pr uss ian ▁Evangel ical ▁Supreme ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Conf