THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 36, sig. 110-2/12

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6) For senior office officials, for other office officers, for government officials, and for government inspectors. Zu a) The position of the officials in question corresponds entirely to that of the presidents of the main departments with the government of the General Government.Consequently, respect for autonomy means a more difficult task compared to the own administration in the General Gouvernement.The exercise of the Reich's supervision over Czech ministers requires the corresponding elimination of the responsible department heads.The greater importance of the Protectorate for the Great German Reich makes the work more difficult than in the general government. (b) The apparent improvement over the General Government does not actually exist,because some of the areas of work are designated as main departments, which are only general departments in the Ministry of State (health, employment, forestry, iron and steel). The tighter approval in the Ministry of State must compensate the cach by the approval of some high-ranking posts for General 9 referenents. Zu e) The Oberlandraten are in the Reichsbewerbungsordnung so far still under BesGr. A 2 e 1. The Reichsminister der Finanzen had approved in the accounting year 1942 for the Upper Land Councils as inspectors A 1 b posts, but not under the name "Cberlandrat - Inspector", but as government directors.On the other hand, decisive concerns have been expressed from their task, ie are valid in the general sense for a designation of the Higher Land Council - Inspek- expensive as ministerial councils. A 1 a, which must be granted to the Oberlandrats - inspectors, posts as "Oberlandraten - Inspectors of the German Minister of State for Bohemia