English Translation

The commander of the security police in Prague, 25.0 October 1944 and the SD BdS - (B) - 2555/h49 5 inlsteramt 26. OKT. 1944 An afe 4-Standartenführer Dr.Gies. Subject: Resettlement of Czechs from Slovakia. Process: There.Write from 14.lo.1944 - St.M. IV B - 36 d/43. Attachment: 1 hand file. The question of the relocation of the Czechs from Slovakia was discussed at the meeting on 28 September 19944 in Brno with the Germans deficient in Slovakia. In Slovakia two groups of Czechs are currently to be distinguished: 1) 3 ooo Czechs with protectorate membership, 2) about 15 ooo Czechoslovakians who have accepted Slovak citizenship. According to the reports of the Einsatzgruppe H, Slovak government circles value that the Czech question is resolved as much as possible, probably primarily in order to make any gesture to the Slovak population, since the Czechs are being held responsible for the uprising in Slovakia. The Czechs, who still have key positions in the economy today, are in the first instance eligible for resettlement following the statements by i-Obersturmbannführer Witika. The procedure is such that the Einsatzgruppe H sends me a local list of psheches. Since these are primarily defence companies of companies from the Protectorate (Chemistry Association, Brno Arms Works, Bata Zlin, etc.), I will ask the responsible German operating directors in the Protectorates to withdraw these Czechs on their own initiative and, if necessary, to replace them with Pschechen from the protectorate. These newly appointed Czechs seem less dangerous, once their families remain in the Protectorate, on the other hand, since they will not have too large links with Slovakia at first. The presentation of the replacement will be in most St.M.1vB-36e/43