English Translation

Office of the Secretary of State baiv Reichsprotektor in Böhmer and mähren. Draft. Eing.: 29. JAN. 1942 To his lukewarmness the Imperial Verveser admiral of Horthy, Budapest. Your lurking! To me the award of the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit you have shown great honor. With pride and joy I accept this high distinction, especially since you seem to me as further proof of the indissoluble friendship between the German Reich and the Kingdom of Hungary and for the unshakable sense of victory that inspires the German and the Hungarian people. I ask you to take my sincere thanks and allow me herewith to join my most cordial wishes for your serene personal well-being and a happy future of the brave Hungarian Voke. I use this opportunity to assure you of your lukewarmness of my devotion and my most predestined devotion. 80000 mavn D.X-1/42