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28 Copy Dr.M/Bt. 22.8.40 In matters of our publishing works Otto Kletzl "Die Deutsche Kunst in Böhmen und Mähren" and Karl. M. Swoboda, "Prague", received me on the 6th d.Mts. Herr Oberregierungsrat Dr. Gies. I received from his hand with living thanks the lead word for the first mentioned work with the home place, to supplement it accordingly, so that the other two supporting bodies, the Reichsstatthalter in the Sudetengau and the German Academy in Munich, are also thought accordingly. I have contacted the Reichspropagandaamt Sudetn-land and will re-submit the slogan as soon as I have received a decree from Reichenberg. On the basis of the first 5 sheets of Kletzl's work, which I have presented, and with reference to my detailed schrirtlichenparlayungen of 9 May, Mr. Ober-regierungsrat Dr. A grant of RM 1 o00 from the Secretary of State's fund was given and promised to be used to ensure that further RM l Ooo would be made available from the RM 2 ooo fund, which he managed, in order to reduce the price of the plant. Under these conditions, the shop price should be reduced from RM 9,50 to RM 8,75. I also presented the part of the picture of the work "Prague". The same .shall cost to the extent of l48 pages and with almost as many pictures about RM 7,-. In the interest of the widest possible dissemination of this book, the reduction of the land price would of course also be very desirable. In the case of a ZusëhüssP by RM 2 Ooo , which Dr. Reinhold has also proposed from his fund, a reduction of the shop price to a maximum of RM 6,- as far as possible RM 5,75 would take place. Also with the "Prague" book we would be lively for a lead word - grateful. As we now have to finalize shop prices at the advanced stages of the production of books, we would very much welcome a rather early decision on the issue of subsidies. First of all, it is for us to make a binding commitment, while the payment itself could take place entirely or partially only after the publication of the books, at the latest at the beginning of the budget year l94l. In today's difficult work situation and because Dr. Kletzl, who is currently in Russia, is not attainable, the appearance of both books at Christmas is not entirely certain. It would of course be attempted. On the other hand, the effect of the books would not suffer if they would only appear at the beginning of 1994l. Heil Hitler! rlag An den Herrn rag Iv, Czernin-Palais. mit A Velene n 14