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12 Der Reichsführer- Feld-Kommandostelle, den/(September 1944 Personal staff Postal address: (l) Berlin SW ll, Tgb.Nr.ARIK Prinz Albrecht Str. 8. Bg./Bn. dche.ml An 4-StandartenführER Dr. G i e s (llb) P r a g Ministeramt Czernin Palais Eing.: 19. SEP. 1944 Lieber Kamed G i a s ! In the annex I send you a letter from the Gerda D e b a c h e r dated 2l.8.l944 to the Führer, which was sent to me by the office of the Reichsminister and Chief's of the Imperial Chancellery. On the whole, it is only welcome if, when an application for an engagement and marriage permit is drawn up, the departments involved are already informed of the reasons against the authorisation. In most cases, an age difference of 7 years will also be a reason for refusal of permission. If it is right, however, to deceive the submission of the request - as it seems here - I think it is doubtful. I ask you to take the matter up and speak with /- mainsturmführer Dr. von Lichem. Perhaps you are personally aware of Miss Debacher, so that you yourself make a judgment on her. From here something can only be arranged if a corresponding request has been made. Prior to this the Reichsführer-/ can give neither a rejection nor an approval. Miss Debacher I have not given an answer to her letter. She has only from the - 2 - St.M.E-68/44 8hh/baar