English Translation

26 5 January 1942. St.S. 8/42. 1942 To Mr. LS Head of Staff Rienhardt, BerlinW35, Count Spee Strasse 20. Very revered party comrade Rienhard! Reich head Baldurv. Schirach approached the Volk und Reich Verlag with the suggestion to take over the Viennese publishing object "Südost-Echo". The desire is based on the fact that the "South-East Echo" from Gau Vien claims support from RM 300,000 to cover the most urgent deficit and that the current quality of the sheet does not justify the expenditure of this amount. As I assume that you, too, are dealing with the matter or are still being dealt with, I ask you, with regard to the Jnteresse, to hear - Obergruppenführer Heydrich on the Prague touching publishing questions, the Ant of the Reich Protector before a settlement of the matter. Jeh will allow me to pass on to Yhnen a proposal which seems appropriate to bring about a solution to the difficulties that have arisen in Be- g to the "South East Echo" in a short and smooth manner. With good wishes for the New Year Heil Hitler! Jhr 2)