English Translation

49 Lisbon, the 9.9.43. Dear Robert, I have received your letter of 28 August and immediately ordered the laterally desired from you. The documents in points l)- 3)Your list have already been commissioned by me. Point 4)does not meet from here. I have opened an investigation on point 5. I already owned the Benesch book on point l). I have ordered the book on point 2), but since it comes from the USA I have to expect a duration of at least 3 months. I ordered the ll magazines on point 3) from the beginning of the acceleration with airmail delivery, i.e. from l.lo. for a first three months. Please transfer foreign exchange in the equivalent of approximately 5 - 6oo RM. Individual billing is done later by me. This amount should be sufficient for a quarter of a year. Emigrant newspapers from the USA are particularly expensive here. I would ask you to bear in mind that the dollar exchange rate in relation to the Reichmark is not quoted here at 2.5o but at 1.5o RM - 1.6o Rm (today's rate l.66), Swiss francs about o.55 RM in the Escudo equivalent. Yesterday's and today's news from Italy is extremely serious. We have seen the clear betrayal of Italy (Judas Ischariot fat es für 3o Silberlinge, Italy in vain) here for weeks. But we do not lose our courage. We remain strong. Long live the Fuehrer! With comradely greetings and salvation Hitler! I am your bi. VS. Tee ght hute ay Jeue Auschrifi tuuslgonaf d. St.M.TB-59 b/43