English Translation

Security Service RF4 Prague-Bubentich, 12 August 40 SD section Prague Office desrpaaisfekretärs Sachfenweg Fernfpreeher 77444 beun Reichsprotehior C 4 - PA 223 in Bohemia and Moravia. Eing. 13th AUG. 1940 No. To the 209 Secretary of State at the Reichsprotector in Böhmen and Moravia - MS SS group leader K. H. F a n k Prag 7/84 bryany! Betr.: P r e i s s, Jaroslav, Dr., Prague. 18/10.40. Introduction: Hies. Schrb. C - PA 223 of 29. 1. 1940. In addition to the report of 29.1.1940, it is reported that at the end of February a meeting of leading Czech men in business and finance took place again at Dr. Preiss. Among them were: Count B u b n a, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Kr a t o c h v i l, Minister for Trade, Drs. T ř e b i eik ý, President of the Central Chamber of Commerce, S t e i n s k ý - S e h n o u t k a, Chairman of the Textile Section at the Industrial Association Dr. F a f l, Director at the Export Institute, Gen. Dir. Dr. R ů ž i č ka, Böhm.-mähr. Kolben-Daňek, Dr. H r d 1 i c ka., Dir. of the ASAP /Aktiengesellschaft des Automobilverkaufs - d. Škoda-Werke/ Franz Ringhoffe r. u.a. The main subject at this meeting was the intended abolition of customs barriers between the Reich and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, many of which were said to have spoken out against the brief date.