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08 Copy! Tad der Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten Berlin-Grunewald,den 19.1.1943 Dear Daluege! I tried at the beginning of the year in 1994 to obtain the Sehloß Frauenberg near Budweis - formerly Prince Schwarzenberg's property - for the establishment of a National Political Erziehungsanstalt. Undersecretary of State Karl Hermann Fr a n k, who always supported me very much, presented this plan also to the leader on the occasion of his stay in Vienna. The leader very much agreed with these ideas, the same as the Reichsführer-il. The efforts at that time failed because of the statement of the manager Eigruber, who was appointed trustee for Frauenberg and wanted to open up the castle as a museum to tourism. I was informed these days that the trusteeship had been placed in the hands of the Reichsprotector. 1.) The Prince Schwarzenberg is an enemy of the country. Should the memory of this family be kept alive by a preservation of the castle in the old state within the territory? 2.) The Schwarzenberg family has been surrounded by Czech operators, who are supposed to be still working for a small part as administrator in the castle. It is very obvious that Czechism in the castle of Frauenberg sees a cultural document of its people in the ambivalent tradition of the princely family, whose preservation by the German Reich could have an effect in the sense of a Czech cultural propaganda. '3.) The castle is built according to the plans of the English royal castle Windsor in Tudor style and finished only in l87o. It is difficult to see such imitation as artistically worth-full. 4.) The art collections in the castle are the most valuable of the whole furnishings. If I set up an educational academy in the castle, as I have planned, for which I am urgently looking for buildings, then it is quite reasonable for these educators to be accommodated in well-designed rooms. The service of such an academy will carry the character of education to a knightly, H-moderate leadership. To this end, the existing good building and facilities are a prerequisite. 5.) - 90:1t