▁Office ▁( Re ich ss icher heit sh aupt amt ▁/ ▁R SHA ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁te lex ▁contained ▁notification ▁from ▁Gest ap o ▁Operation ▁Chief ▁Müller ▁that ▁the ▁Reich sf ühr er ▁SS ▁Him ml er ▁had ▁ordered ▁a ▁large ▁wave ▁of ▁arr ests . ▁▁ ▁All ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁Reich stag , ▁regional ▁Land tags ▁or ▁city ▁coun c ils ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁( t ill ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁legal ) ▁SP D ▁and ▁K PD ▁( part ies ) ▁along ▁with ▁all ▁tr ades ▁union ▁and ▁party ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁SP D , ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁they ▁were ▁currently ▁facing ▁investigation , ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁det ained . ▁▁ ▁Those ▁aged ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 , ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁ill ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁" of ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁system " ▁[ since ▁ 1 9 3 3 ] ▁should ▁be ▁sp ared ▁from ▁arrest , ▁however . ▁▁ ▁The ▁arr ests ▁were ▁to ▁happen ▁nation wide ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁August . ▁▁ ▁Or ders ▁were ▁that ▁d eta ine es ▁should ▁then ▁be ▁taken ▁without ▁delay ▁to ▁the ▁nearest ▁concentration ▁camp ▁and ▁taken ▁into ▁what ▁was ▁designated ▁" prote ct ive ▁cust ody " ▁by ▁the ▁R H SA . ▁▁ ▁Additionally , ▁by ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁Gest ap o ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁R H SA ▁should ▁then ▁report ▁the ▁total ▁numbers ▁arrested , ▁anal ys ed ▁according ▁to ▁political ▁party