English Translation

Aul 2 copy! The German Minister of State Prague, 22. 9. 1944 for Bohemia and Moravia IX/1a 1352-1/1 G Bfb 489/44 g 12 1) To the Minister of Reichepost, for example Mr. Min.Rat Dipl.Ing. Wi c h m a n n,o.v.i.A. Ge heima! BerlinW66 Betr.: Staff for radio stations and radio stations in the Protectorate Reference: Review MinRat Wichmann - OPR Einbeck of 18./19.9.44 Recently, the Wehrmacht and the police have been emphatically pointing out the absolute need for the protection of broadcasters and punk stations within the Protector Council against possible access by gangs. Despite the general reinforcement of the guard crews, reliable protection by the armed departments of the equipment in need of protection is not sufficient for the available forces. A particular uncertainty among the radio stations is the fact that the broadcasting service is essentially the Czech operator, while the German staff is only sufficient for supervisory tasks, i.e. one man per shift. The weak occupation with German forces is the result of the strong withdrawal of personnel, to which I had to decide at your request since the beginning of the war with Russia. The numerically overweight of Czech personnel can easily lead to a station playing into the hands of any sabotage or agent groups and then the operational service being performed by such forces. Also, special security measures cannot be kept secret in the presence of Czech forces. I therefore urge that the most important transmission systems be used more closely by German personnel: forces: