In 1949, the FRG ended investigations into the Nazi past of its civil servants. In Bavaria, more than half of the teachers dismissed for their Nazi pasts had been reinstated
The 1951Reinstatement Act saw many former Nazis return to the civilservice and judiciary
When the FRG DiplomaticCorps was instituted in 1951 it is estimated that 43% of its personnel had been members of the SS and 17% former Gestapo agents
