This was only hampered to the extent that the previous concealment of rearmament had to be continued in consideration of the Versailles Treaty. Besides the public budget there remained the previous special budget, which was greatly increased in view of the considerable credit for the provision of labour which was made available by the Reich. Wide powers in the handling of these credits were given to the Director of the Budget Department of the Navy, up to 1934 Commodore Schuessler, afterwards Commodore Forster.
Al Comandante en Jefe de la Armada, el Almirante Raeder, doctor honorario, se le había concedido una gran independencia en la construcción y desarrollo de la Armada. Esto sólo se vio coartado por la necesidad de continuar la anterior ocultación del rearme en consideración al Tratado de Versalles.