STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2750, sig. 109-14/53

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M0a way can be disturbed (about one hour before departure of the funeral train from the castle). Since the protze in front of the lagette with the sarge in wet weather can slow down very hard on steep roads, it is necessary that on the whole way, which takes the mourning parade, sand is sprinkled in all steep places as well as on curves precautionaryly strong. The city = administration must be instructed accordingly. 3) Monitoring of the transit roads: On the entire transit route the spectators are to be monitored behind the walker on the pavements by the police. The surveillance in the security police regard is initiated by the commander of the police of the Sieherheitspolizei. The officers of the police of the order have to prevent disturbances of the event under all circumstances. It must be ensured that the population shows a dignified behaviour, if viewers, for example, do not take off the hat, their arrest and transfer to the Gestapo must be carried out=. The German greeting cannot be dismissed by Czechs. Czech police are to be kept out of the march roads=. It has to be limited to the maintenance of order in the side streets. The security of the place in front of the central station dure German police is particularly pointed out. C. Suit for the forces of the police: duty suit, steel helmet, coupling with pistol,-for crews: carabiner, grey gloves (without swords). The sword is carried only by officers of the honorary company and the accompanying officers of police station and the police flag. The flag officers also wear white cuffs gloves. D. Special occurrences: Special incidents must be reported to my department Ia - call 26 App. 223 - immediately by telephone. F.d.R. gez.Riege. Major d.Sch. 50118