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9 mibdoo transcription. m KR-GHZPH 018412/13 18/2 (1315) To German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia, Prague.. Secret Command Matter_! Reference: FS W.Bef. Böhmen and Moravia I A No.234/45 g.K. v. 13.2.45. 1. Evacuation of the Czech and German population of the city of Brno is not possible. In the event of imminent enemy attack, the decision to do so must be taken again. Reference is made to the new O.K./GenStdH/Op.Abt./LDS Ref. No. 2 214/45 of 14.2.45, which was sent by the O.C. for fortress commanders Nos. I, 4.) and 5.), according to which evacuation is to be provided only in the event of the enemy attack and in agreement with the services of the Party and State the preparations are to be made for this. 2. The air raids of the civilian population are not to be used for stockpiling purposes. It must be possible to create other possibilities for this, as has been done so far in all the fortresses of the East without any difficulty. 3. Moreover, apart from the restrictions ordered above, the demands for the expansion of Brno to a fortress remain maintained. gez. G ud e ri an, Superior General and Chief of the General Staff of the Army, OKH/GenStdH/Op.Abt./LDSBef. Nr. 1 970/45 g.K. v. 18.2.45. n l y IMf-4p/45gkwo!