STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2712, sig. 109-14/14

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English Translation

- 2t - administration in accordance with the political, military and economic interests of the empire. Artikel V then brings the appointment of the rich's own administration, at whose head the Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Moravia is placed with the headquarters in Prague. In this capacity he is a representative of the leader and commissioner of the Reich government and thus has to represent the immediate interests of the empire, i.e. to ensure that the political guidelines of the Fühérer are observed. This all-encompassing task of the Reichsprotektor completely excludes equally extensive powers in itself, because it can be regarded as an axiom of any administration, that the tasks and assignments must always correspond exactly to the same extent to carry out these tasks. Nevertheless, in the following paragraphs of this article, individual powers of the Reichsprotektor are particularly emphasized. However, with regard to the comprehensive mandate and power of attorney, this enumeration only has the meaning of particularly striking examples, no tax-examination is based on the intention of a limitation or limitation of its powers. Thus, in paragraph 3, as such an example, it is emphasized that the Imperial Protector confirms the members of the government of the Protectorate and also withdraws this confirmation - 13 -