English Translation

36 min. Council W e s t e r k'a m p 0.U., 17. 9. 1944. currently at the OKW/WFSt (via courier station Berlin W.35 Bendlerstr. 11/13) To Mr. State Minister #-Obergruppenführer Fr a n k, P rag. As a former Oberlandrat in Brno - in office until l0.5.40 - I think it is right to account for you in order to avoid misinterpretation of the fact that I intend to bring my 4 children and the family who were admitted to our houses as bomb refugees with another 3 children - together at the age of lo Mo- naten to l3 years - shortly by my wife to their parents in the countryside to Mecklenburg. This journey in itself was already fixed on the 7.9. With regard to the unexpected sensation and a certain restlessness, which by this project despite the justification with air danger in circles of the German population in Brno according to remote notice of the head of the Stapo head office of 6.9. In the first place, I had to return the travel plan to me (due to an introduction by the circle leader) under purchase of considerable personal difficulties. However, a complete distance from the implementation of the plan (which was planned for this winter anyway) is simply excluded. Only to prove to the outside that we do not have "gile" because of the general situation, the delay has taken place. In fact, I also have no St.M.x9-62/44