English Translation

Annex I. The German Minister of State Prague, September 7, 1943. for Böhnen and Moravian II e Gen. d 4017 Ki/sls Subject: Exercise of the right of grace in Strarsachen from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. As the Minister of the Reich and the head of the Imperial Chancellery has informed you by the circular sent to the Supreme Reich Authorities of 29 August 1943 - Rk.9911 D - the exercise of the right of grace and repression in criminal matters from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia has been transferred by the Fünrer to the Imperial Protector, insofar as it is not the matters falling within the jurisdiction of military and SS and police jurisdiction. The decisions taken by the Reichsprotektor on the question of grace are anticipated in the German State Ministry for Bohemia and Moravia. With regard to this changed situation, I may inform you, acting on behalf of the absent Mr. Reichsprotektor Dr.Frick and with his agreement: In my capacity as German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia, I will instruct the Attorney General at the German Higher Regional Court in Prague to only reimburse me for the future reports of the graces which will be applied, apart from the previous exercise. With regard to the criminal cases from the Protectorate pursued by the People's Court and the Higher Regional Courts of Wroclaw, Dresden and Leitmeritz, I would like to address the Minister of Justice of the Reich Dr.Thierack in Berli n W8 Wilhelmstrasse 65