English Translation

The Reichsprotektor Prague IV, May 1943. in Bohemia and Mäbren Telephone connections: Prague 60141, 31945, 60951, 64456 VII - Pers. No. It is requested to indicate this spelling and the subject matter with further letters. Accounts of the Oberkasse: Postsparkassenkonto Nr. 98,500 and Girokonto bel of the Natlonalbank for Bohemia and Moravia in Prague. Mr Reichsminister der Finanzen Berlin W8 Wilhelmplatz 1/2. Subject: Occupying some senior posts of the Protector= toratfinanzverwaltung with German officials. The current head of the Finance Directorate of Prague, President Alois B a j e r , Czech nationality, will continue to retire on 1 October of this year after reaching the age limit.I believe it is in the interest of strengthening the German people in the financial administration of Böimen, but also for technical reasons it is desirable to fill these senior posts with a German official. I intend to set up the Head of the Finance Department of my Authority, Chief Finance President Dr. Groß, with the aim of maintaining his position as Head of Personnel Union with the head of the Prague Chief Finance Bureau, to transfer the management of the finance country=direction Prague. Chief Financial Officer Dr. Groß has agreed to take over the management of the Prague Financial Directorate. I further intend to have the current head of the Presidential Department of the Finance Directorate of Prague, the German Protectorate's Financial Officers, reg. Dr. Oslar S c h w a r z, permanently retired.I consider this post to be desirable with a German official and I ask you, since I have no suitable official at my disposal for this purpose,a technically and personally appropriate senior official of the Reichsfinanzverwaltung (Government Director or Chief Government Council), who has special experience in the field of the processing of personal matters and organization,for this purpose for the purposes of: