English Translation

II/1 - 4017 Subject: Exercise of the right of grace in criminal law avs to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mlhran. in the Wrocław, Dres den und Leltmerits judgment of the Court of Full Court and the Oberlandes, Pellen from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mihren still disputed, the Reichsminister of the Justis refuses to give up as far as his responsibility is concerned. On the other hand, he has not since participated in either the Reichsprotektor or the German Minister of State, so that since the beginning of September I943 in no less than 2605. than 265 death sentences have been passed in a decision of grace without local participation. In the Polgezeit, a compromise was agreed by the Vorsohlag of the Reichsminister Lammers, which essentially goes to the effect that the Reicheprotaktor, in agreement with the a.m $ Reicheminister der Juatiz, should decide if the offence is committed in the Pro- tektorat, whereas the Reichesminister der juatiz in the Einver- 6 aipfe B should continue the investigation with the Reichenprotektor, if the crime is committed outside the Protectorate, however, it has political significance for the Frotektorat. This compromies should be submitted by Reichaminister Lammere to Eand of a draft decree to the Pührer for a decision. Accelerated decision is required: 1. with reckless view of the considerable political importance of just p -o) of the 2. with a return to the fact that, as a result of the delay in the establishment of the Reich Protector and the German Minister of State, there is a peculiar situation vis-à-vis the judicial requirements in Detracht and the Üffentliohigkeit, which has not been hidden from this diversity in the long term.