He sat at a long table, in a functional-looking Meeting Room in the Town Hall, waiting. The other two had not arrived yet. He reviewed his operating principles, when dealing with the Occupying Authority: Principle: Prevent chaos, maintain public order. Tactic 1 : Avoid friction with the Occupying Authority. Tactic 2: Discourage industrial sabotage, or any other opposition by the civilian population – including the windy and pointless underground newspapers. Channel any attempt to damage the Nazis through de Tourton Bruyns and the resistance. Principle: Protect Dutch prosperity. Tactic 1: Keep contracts in Holland; stop the transfer of work to Germany. Tactic 2: Establish quotas and schedules, let the Nazis see they were being met. Principle: Protect the Jews, as far as possible. Tactic 1: Deny the Nazis information, without appearing to do so.
