 By this time Bormann had "de facto" control over all domestic matters, and this new appointment gave him the power to act in an official capacity in any matter.Bormann was invariably the advocate of extremely harsh, radical measures when it came to the treatment of Jews, the conquered eastern peoples, and prisoners of war.He signed the decree of 31 May 1941 extending the 1935 Nuremberg Laws to the annexed territories of the East.