English Translation

Copy. The German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia Prague, 7 January 1944 cordan8teg-/ e d II/1 = 4017 Subject: Exercise of the right of grace in criminal matters other than the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mähren. On the oath of 7 December 1943 - Mk. 12390 D - Appendix: 1 Enteurf (double) Very venerable Herr Reichsminieter! In accordance with the opinion of the Lord Reiche- protektor Dr. As an annex, I wish to send Frick the draft decree of the Führer on the exercise of the right of grace in criminal matters from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Kähren, which was drawn up in close accordance with your proposals of 8 October 1943 - Rk. 10744 D. The form of the "release" seems to me to be appropriate because in the general rule of 1 February 1935 (RGBl. 1 p. 74), which applies to the rest of the Reich, the provisions of 30 January 1940 (RGl. I p. 399) and in the non-published provisions you have indicated concerning the exercise of the right of grace in Alsace, Lorraine and Luxembourg of 29 May 1941 - Rk. 6673 B 11 - the same form has been chosen. I take it that the creation of the agreement in the cases 2a) and 2b) of the draft must also be expressed by Eusserlich in the usual manner in the single act of grace, so that it will not be necessary to emphasize this necessity in the Führer's decree itself. uy Herr Reichsminiater und Chef der Reichskanslei Dr, Lammers in Berlinve Voßstraße 6