English Translation

-3 208 rather, as in the past, on the view that I, as the responsible representative of the Führer and the Reichsregierung, am primarily called upon to exercise the direct supervision of Article 8, whereby I will be self-evidently dependent on your valuable professional support. I can't allow a palpation of my wrongdoing here either, for political reasons, but I am very happy to take your wishes into account with the following conditions in order to bring about a further development of the postal and telecommunications system in Bohemia and Moravia: l. The Post group of my authority will be removed from the Abbey III, in which it has stood so far, and will be placed independently under the Under-Secretary of State. As soon as the other independent groups are renamed into departments, the Post group will also become division. 2. I shall appoint President F 1 a n z e, seconded by your authority, to the Head of the Group (or Division) Post, in accordance with your wishes, assuming that President Flanze, like the other Head of Group and Division, will remain under the responsibility of the Under-Secretary and, where appropriate, his representative. 3. President Flanze will be taken over on my budget as soon as I have a position at my disposal. It is the position of the ministerial conductor Dr. Völckers in question, the former head of the cabinet of the Reichsprotector, whose release I have not yet succeeded in doing so. The Federal Foreign Office, to which I am addressed because of the readmission of the Min.-conductor Dr. Völckers has so far refused a takeover. I may also ask you to contact the Federal Foreign Office directly for the release of this post for President Flanze. 4.