English Translation

14.3V St.M. Ix C - 13 b/43 g·R-ProtNo. 371 Prague, November 6, 1943. Secret FS: Urgent! Immediately_Present! To Mr. Gauleiter Dr. Jury, Wiene Gauleitung. Dear Party comrade Jury ! ReichsorganisationleiterDr. Ley approached me with the request to exchange Reichshauptstellenleiter Köster in his capacity as head of my liaison office with the Czech trade unions against former DNSAP MP and trade union leader Kasper. Dr. Ley renewed this wish on his last visit to Prague. Since I had the intention to have Köster replaced in the next few months by a new man in this capacity, because from political considerations - not as a result of the failure of Köster, whose tireless commitment I know quite well - a change of person in this position seemed to be appropriate, the proposal was very much in my interest. In the meantime, Kasper's feeling has been taken and he has happily agreed to this plan. Kasper would have the great advantage of having a man at my disposal for a politically eminently important task, who knows the country and people and, above all, speaks their language. The result of this is that a study of the last armaments and miners was carried out.