THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1538, sig. 109-4/1292

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S/s6t o o. pon 2 The Head of the Judicial Group I/9 E I 14/41 g Subject: Schwarzenberg's possession in the Protectorate. Note I. In the letter of the Imperial Minister and Chief of the Reichs-Anl. On the basis of this decision, a preliminary discussion of the two-sided material workers, Anl. 2, was held on 12 July 1941, the result of which is set out in a minutes. 4 After this a correspondence was conducted. While the discussion of July 12, 1941 expected understanding of the wishes of the Reich Protector, the result of the further correspondence is predominantly negative. II. The following assets are of interest to the Reichsprotector: 1.) Schwarzenberg Palace in Prague. These are the palaces in Prague IV, Hradschiner Platz No. 1 (balance sheet value 908.483 K; annual income: - about 40,000 K) and No. 2 (balance sheets value 751.017 K; yearly earnings: - approx. 40.000 K), of which the latter is left to the Wehrmacht as an army museum. The transfer to the administration of the Reichsprotector will not encounter any difficulties according to the commitments of Oberdonau. 2.)