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133 then commander of the security police and the SD, the current 4-Brigadeführer and Major General of the police Dr. St a h l e c k e r, could point out to the explicit order of the Reichsführers-4 that these posts are to be placed under rifle. Whether the reason available for this is still given in the Protectorate today, must in my opinion the Reich leader against. In my opinion, it is now more than ever necessary to represent German power in this way in the Protectorate. to 2. and 3./: Concerning the guarding of prisoners of the secret state police there have already been various difficulties in the protectorate. Both the police of order and the weapons - they have again refused to provide enough units for the guarding of prisons and prisoners of the secret state police. This went so far that finally the higher 4- and police leader, 4-group leader K.H. Fr a n k, had to ask the Reichsführer for a decision. The Reichsführer has clearly ordered that the guards be placed by the armed forces. As a result, the prisons for political prisoners to be newly established will have to guard them. In the current political situation in the Protectorate, it is not impossible that such new orders can be expected in the shortest possible time. One of the guarding tasks is also the activities of the prisoners' escort posts. Whether or not the so-called runner posts, which, to my knowledge, are only set up at the state police headquarters in Prague and Brno, must be maintained, I would like to check with you during your inspection of the events. 20SS