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30 VOLKUNDREICHVERLAGGMBHPRAG PRAG XII, SCHWERINSTRASSE 3 FERNRUF: 28551 TMrs POSTSCH.-KONTO: POSTSPARKASSE PRAG 98550 Chief Government Council Council OF BANK: BÖHMICAL UNION BANK Dr. Robert G i e s our mark Dr.R/P. tag27.3.42 P r a g IV, Czernin-Palais A NN RG AN PER ÖNLICIFE EMPEÄNGER Office of the Secretary of State at Reidspenghtor in Bohemia and Mahren. Cing.: 28.MRZ.1942 Dear Lord Superior Councillor In the annex, I would like to return to you my two letters addressed to Mr Staatsekre- tär from 1-4 and 18 March of the year and to report on the matter itself: The graphic techniques indicated in the letter of 14.3. for the elbows, Karlovy Vary and Eger were re-examined and found correct. With regard to the 17 coloured lithographs, unfortunately, there has been a mistake in listening to the dictation, which I was guilty of confirming by signature. Of course, it must be called coloured lithographies, which already shows that there are coloured copper engravings only much later as combination prints and the coloration at that time by subsequent hand- ing. The graphic techniques I have used for the above pictures have been reviewed and confirmed by the graphic experts of our publishing house, Miss Fritzi Maly and Mr Zintl. I would ask you, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, to apologise for the extremely unpleasant mistake I have made, and I would be grateful if you would also inform the Secretary of State in this respect. Double pieces of the "Neue Wiese" made available to the company André were arranged and, as I was told by Mr. Gottwald, have already been reported to you, Mr. Oberregierungsrat. Unfortunately, the paper for the passepartout of the two pictures still remaining here has still not been obtained in a satisfactory quality. But there is a reasonable prospect that in the next few days we will receive such a paper and also in a quantity that will enable the 2/4.46 creation of a small stock. 41/24-117 Et. .FG-16e 42