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1 Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-4f Prag-Bubentsch, den 26.Jan.1943. Sachsenweg SD-Leitabteilung Prag C.ll Ceeee III A SA 37 S Gehe i m ! .321/43 Geheim An dente gadaejueb State Secretary at the Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia, A J D27 Stanisfekretürs 1 Lo a Raidiep stektoe in Buhrnund Moravia. S Etng.: 29. JAN. 1943 Pra ge Czernin-Palais. e e a © Betr.: Measures to raise the administrative capacity of the municipalities and eliminate the dwarf communities. Jan.l943, Anlg.i - 2 - Against the implementation of the mentioned rivers at the present time - even if they should have a purely administrative positive effect - the following concerns: Once the question remains unanswered (see also B VI of the submission of I) who is to lead the new larger municipalities, since the hitherto small municipalities could be guided voluntarily by persons without special administrative knowledge, but to manage a larger municipality already more extensive administrative knowledge is required. On the German side, there will hardly be any suitable forces available in the current shortage of personnel. Whether it is useful to use Czechs is at least questionable in the long run, and further becomes to take over municipal offices in view of the thereby-related responsibility also difficult to find, especially since it was already observed that the Czechs liked to "press themselves" before, in the municipality self-employed b.w. 2 * I81/43 141