English Translation

The head of the special department Prague, April 7, 1943. -3 Cultural Policy W/M Geheim x held me office, on the basis of the letter of State Secretary Frank uoer the behavior of Dr. Hippler in Prague immediately removed from his position as Reich film director and head of department Film in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda. The Reichsminister had no understanding of such behaviour and would not tolerate it in principle in his submissions. Dr. Hippler had initially been sent to the cure for a few weeks in order to restore his drunken heart to such an extent that he would be able to use it for war purposes. If this does not happen, the Reichsminister will put him in an armaments factory for a year. After the end of this year, it would then be examined whether Hippler passed the probation test and could be used again in the business area of the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda. 4-Group leader Frank was spoken by me on 24.3. Col 4-Obersturmbannführer Dr. G i e s on the files there. Break through to the SD section of Prague, i.e. from -SturmbannsführER J a c o b i .