English Translation

23 Copy The Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Moravia I 1 c - 5680 Prague, March 6, 1942 To: a Division I - IV b the Central Administration C all groups d/ the Commander of the Security Police with 5 multiprints e/ the Commandant of the Order Police with five multiple prints f/ the Representative of the Foreign Affairs Ants g/ all Upper Land Councils Message ani h/ the Office of the Imperial Protector i/ the Office of the State Secretary k/ the office of the Under-Secretary of State 7 the Wehrmacht authorized m/ the party liaison office with 15 multiprints n/ the Arbeitsgauführer o/. the curator of the German scientific universities in Prague /a ddn curator of deutsdhen technical college in Brno r/ the head of finance in Prague Subject: Payment of service salaries to arrested Public officials of the Protectorate Administration. - Implementation of the Reg.Vdg. 397/41 copy I send with the request for information. General guidelines for the implementation of Reg. Vdg, Coll. No. 397/4l on disciplinary measures against politically unreliable public servants cannot be applied, since the decision which disciplinary measures are required in individual cases depends on the respective circumstances. However, the following points are made: l./ A considerable number of Czech officials have been in custody for a long time because of their voluntary activities, without the possibility of carrying out a disciplinary procedure or measures under Reg.Vdg. 397/4l so far, since in individual cases the material available against these officials is not known more closely. Various departments of the secret state police are also recommended to take action against such officials with dismissal, pensio- nization or other measures, with a general reference to the anti-rich operation. In these cases, i.e. if the arrest lasts for more than 6 months, the competent autonomous authority must be called upon to transfer to the