English Translation

36 Auswärtiges Amt Berlin M8, 5 February 1944 Wilhelmstr. 74-76 The head of the news and press department Nt. G e he i m ! Dear Minister of State Frank! Together with the lieutenant Böninghaus, the embassy council of Strempel, which I commissioned to report to you, takes care of a Mr. Martin. It is in effect the chief correspondent of the INS in London, Lowell Bennet, who was shot down over Berlin. Mr von Strempel will inform you about the meaning, meaning and circumstances of this task on my behalf. I would be very grateful if you would lend your support to the Federal Foreign Office in order to secure Bennet's stay in Prague, which is necessary for a short period of time. I am with cordial greetings and salvation Hitler! I am your H.P.Mt Minister of State Karl Hermann Fr a n k