English Translation

4 Commander P rag, 17 September 1943 of the Security Police and SD I-ON/OM2C 26 yryf021 88125 l. V e r m e r k Betr.: Exploitation of works of art from Jewish possession. On 16 September 1943, the head of the 4 administrative and economic office in Prague stayed and had ordered me to speak. i-Obergruppenführer P o h 1 first asked me why the objects he was looking for had not yet been sent. i-Upper-AruppenführER Frank had already given a message some time ago, to which location the objects had to be submitted. I replied to I-Obergruppenführer Pohl that I, on my part, directed the formation of art objects to the Higher Il- and Police Leader, I-UppergruppenFrank. H-Oergruppen Führer Frank then gave me the wrong not to issue any objects for the time being. At the same time, IJ-Obergruppenführer Frank had expressed the intention to make contact with 4j-Oberggruppen Führer Pohl himself once again on this question. IY-OgergruppenFührer Frankfurt had expressed that he had to attach importance to the fact that the objects, which were of cultural-historical and cultural value for Bohemia and Moravia, had to remain here. I-Obergruppenführer Pohl replied that he would do without such objects. It would be easy for him to obtain the equipment of the homes of the persons who could be handed over from here. 4-Obergroupenführers Pohl intended to visit H-Oberggruppen führer Frank himself on 17.9. or to write again to i-Ogergruppenfasser Frank. I have assured ij-Obergruppen- führer Pohl that the items he has selected will still be stored by the central authority. I now propose that these items be handed over to i-Ogergruppenführer Pohl after Professor Svoboda has agreed to this in principle.