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Seheim The Plenipotentiary for Construction at the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia Prague IV - Burg Mitteltrakt, II. Stock Telephone 093 Input and editing notes Mr. Elng.: 20 MAI 1944 Minister of State deenzton Please indicate our business sign and date in reply Your characters: Your message of: Our sign: Day: L IIA-Tgb.No.lo3 g 18.May 1944 Subject: LS-Stollenbau BMM in the Prokop-Pelsen near Kohlfelden. The starting point for the use of convicts and the SS too was the lack of construction workers. Inzwi- Heftrand, with General Hernekamp, I have combed out all the armaments structures, with 3-4 ooo incompetent construction workers coming out. Thus, there is the possibility to carry out the construction work without convictings and SS. In order not to lose any time, I obtained the prior authorization from the GB-Construction to attack the construction works and let the Bll, resp. the Pirmen Lanna and Hlawa begin ihe 44u. With the Felsprüfung is begun echon. This of course does not prejudge any possible use of the SS, it Caoon could enter the construction contracts at any time and take the lead. In addition, the prisoners can be dispensed with, teav e. time-consuming preparations for secure housing, guarding etc. continue. Through the use of free workers it is to be expected that the tunnels will be completed within a shorter period than with convicts. I therefore recommend you, Minister of State, to thank General Dr. Kammler for his offer and to inform him that in this case the use of convicts can be waived.The second tunnel construction for Skoda Pilsen, which is planned in Radoten, can also be carried out with free workers. Since there are no doubt other tunnel buildings in the Protectorate, there will still be an opportunity to use the SS. Dhnig trginge g.R.2.007.5. . Akeried duf St.M.$ A-111h/44g 3349 117