English Translation

32 I would not be able, in principle, to make concessions beyond your proposal communicated to me by letter of 8 October 1943 - Rk. 10744 D - after further examination of the matter. In writing, I take my position: I. According to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the Federal Republic of Germany, a different treatment between the matters of grace (d zd dt p d sehon) and those of non-German nationals is based on fundamental considerations, namely the avoidance of appeals by the German nationals in the Protectorate in the same way as in the case of nonGerman nationals. Therefore, I cannot agree to an "participation" of the Reichsminiater of the Justis in the fillings judged by the German courts with the Sits in the Protectorate. To the extent that the solution of a fundamental question, which can only be uniformly entechised for the territory of the Great Dautechen Reich, should be connected with an individual decision of grace, I will assure that the German State Ministry for Bohemia and Moravia, which prepares my decision of mercy, will seek the opinion of the Reichemi- nisters of the Justis. Ieh will also take this approach into account in the decision of grace after being able to do so. However, even then - as I am just precautionary notice - the consideration of the view of the Minister of the Reich of Juetiz during the decision on grace could not be formally brought to an end. As Minister of State Frank informs me, it is of course his ministry's intention to review the practice of grace in the rest of the Reich in the preparation of my grace decision. Wrocław, Dreaden and Leitmerits convicted case from the Protectorate