GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 1065, sig. 110-11/3

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L The Head of Division IV Prague, 27 November 1942. Jaco the State Secretary be Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia. Enc.: 30.NOV.1942 I./ Remark. Betr.: Pg. Heinz S c h l a d i t z (Use as pro- pagandasach employee in the party liaison office Anl.: 1. Schladitz appeared after prior notification by Pg• Studentkowski on 26.ll. in Prague, to introduce himself to the party liaison office and to me. He handed me the attached CV and mentioned that his appointment to Prague happened by chance by meeting Pg. Studentkowski in Berlin. In itself he was intended by Chief of Staff Sinnermann as press officer at the Reichskomissa Ostland in Riga. He hesitated, however, to increase this position, because he did not want to leave the party service and, moreover, had gained a very unfavourable impression of the East Minister. In addition, the question arose whether he should take over the abbey armament propaganda in the Speer ministry (original request of Pg. Guards, Reich propaganda); also for this position Schladitz is not too much occupied, as he fears friction with the propaganda ministry and the DAF. The post to be filled at the party liaison office is that of an Reichshauptstelle-leiter; Schladitz, however, presupposes that he is at least used as head of department as a Gauamt and a very old party comrade, perhaps even as head, and has also explained this to Pg. Schulte-Schomburg. Schulte-Schomburg took place in my presence. Schulte - Sehomburg briefly described the situation to Schladitz and explained to him that it is not important for the new man in the party liaison office to somehow engage in the regular state apparatus, but the internal party propaganda and training work in agreement with the Gau- - 2 - Go 26.11. n Clmlte-Shaning St, (3, \1 -930/42