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telex No. 2241/52 of 28.2.1945. Secret! To the Wehrmacht commanders Bohemia and Moravia. Message to the German Minister of State for Bohemia and the Moravian Republic. Reference: OBKDO.H.Gr.Mitte Ia/ Gen.d.Pi./Pi 1/Pi 3 Nr. 1215/45 geh. vom 26.2. Betr.: Bohemian restricted zone. 1.) With the expansion of the Bohemian restricted zone and the securing of the treacherous connections via the Elbe - in accordance with the instructions of the reference command - I commission the Höh.Pi.Kdr.1 in the eastern part of the restricted zone (main section east); b) in the northern part of this restricted area (main part north) the HöH.Pi .Kdrs.zbV. XI. Separation line: The Elbe from Pardubitz to Jermer (Elbe to main section north). 2. Organizational structure. The organizational structure of the restricted zone must be carried out according to the same principles that apply to the former restricted zones of the army group. 3.) The Höh.Pi.Kdre explore the restricted zone, indicate what is being built, where and how, and direct the expansion after military inspection points.