English Translation

Appendix 5 Copy. Subject: Hunting lease to the Seelowitz Forestry Office. To the commissioner of Section VI. On your quick letter of 9.1o.1942 I inform you that: I was surprised and surprised that one can make such a request to me after I have rejected it and I believe enough practical reasons. Or do you think that if you have forced the Tehechian peasants to sign, and that is true, because I have spoken to some of them that they will force me to do so too? You are mistaken, my lord, for I am a German farmer and a National Socialist. As such, I always seek to act according to the principle of the leader. And that your request is not the Führer's wish, I am convinced of it. I do not want to say that I respect a German office, on the contrary, I fulfil my duty in every respect. In this case, however, the wish of our front soldiers is more important to me than your intention. There are just 4 on vacation and I have let them read the letter. I am not a hunter, therefore I was quite surprised at her remarks. As for your threat about the consequences I would have to bear if I did not sign, I can tell you one thing: if I had nothing more responsible than that matter, I certainly would not have gray hair, so be assured my lord. Please use all the means available to you so that you can force the signature, I do not write. Heil Hitler ! gez. Josef Raab Ortsbf. und Jagdvorsteher F.d.R.D.A. (mit Pehlern) Where, in Branowitz 69.