English Translation

142 copy The Head of the Special Department Prague, 15 April 1943. Cultural Policy W/MI V e r t r a u l i c h ! I./ Ve r ner k Betr.: Short wave action. I searched for Folta in Brno on 13.4.43 and explained to him personally the meaning of the short wave action and the need for exact implementation. Pg. Folta explained that he had to fight against an indignation of his political leaders. According to Gauleiter Dr. Jury would hardly have agreed to the action if he had been informed beforehand by his subordinate party services about the possible atmospheric effects. He had probably been informed on one side by a speaker from the party liaison office in Prague and had not had the opportunity, because of his workload, to examine the matter more closely before taking a decision. I replied that I could not assume that Gauleiter Dr.Jury had agreed to the action without full consideration; moreover, the matter had not been brought up by a speaker of the party liaison office but by Secretary of State Prank himself to Gauleider Dr.Yury. Folta noted that then Secretary of state Frank had only presented the matter unanimously. I have rejected this and noted that Secretary of State Frank, however, of the need for