English Translation

6 Draft! The German Minister of State (p.d.) ala S tnieroaze nebnitanu Prague, December 1943. ap feta stegehnr nodiniii mi nerdl tus Tezdeitierx edoe do ger eib aew nebrew adulo-ntdomotua nedoetueed 89b JRY ellslnenedegeg brw lleteegdolls aeetietos aldnenedd ghtlügbne bfsl.) Andeniiggius rebeiwehnegeit bnu stioß Corps leader of Nskk Erwin Kraus,th Tedi noroatuebaoro M u n c e nsa33,ot Briennerstrasse 41. Corps leader ! As regards the supervision of Czech drivers by the German Automobile Club, I reply to your letter from the 5.l2.d.Js. in the court hearing with the head of the party liaison office, Gauleiter Dr.Jury, that the former Czecho-Slovak citizens either the German nationality (e.g. The members of the protectorate are nationals of a special kind. Their legal status is not the same as that of the German nationals. Nevertheless, it is impossible to regard the protectorates as foreigners. As a result, Czech drivers cannot under any circumstances become members of the foreign department of the German Automobile Club. From the point of view of foreign policy, too, such a measure would be lacking; for it would be consistent with the practice of the tormenting powers which, in their sphere of power, still treat members of the protectorate as Czechoslovak citizens - i.e. as foreigners. From the point of view of the political leadership of this area, I must point out that such a measure unnecessarily offends the loyal protectorate, but encourages the disloyal or interested protectorate members in the statement that the protectorate is only a temporary phenomenon and that the resurgence of Czecho-Slovakia can be expected. Among these