English Translation

The State Secretary Berlin W8, the 3rd Oct.1944 in Leipziger Platz 11 Reichsforstamt 12 00 49 Prime Minister B agges with the management of the business Mnnmrm of the State Secretary commissioned Elng.i 8. OKT. 1944 Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia 44-Obergruppenführer Fr a n c k Prag O Dear comrade Franck ! September 1944 - No. Z Pers.I. concerning the hunting by public servants you have sent me a copy. I assume that your order is caused by the will of the leader, it should not assume sovereigns of the party at present hunting invitations. So welcome is this order, because such hunting invitations usually only hinder the chief official of the guest in the execution of the shooting, but contribute little to the completion of the firing itself, an extension of the order, as you have issued it, must lead to serious consequences. As the Reich's Minister of Food has repeatedly assured us, the game killed is an unabated addition to our meat supply, which, as you know, is already strained. Today, hunting is considerably more difficult because of the restrictions on traffic, the holiday ban, the extended hours of service, and the difficulties in obtaining ammunition. A further ban must lead to the fact that the game is not made use of by the general public and, as a result of unimpeded reproduction in the coming years, causes so considerable damage to the country's culture that it is rightly accused that the planning of the shooting has not been guided in the same way as the given ratios. M.v-13c 43