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1. Per Reichsminister des Inneren Berlin, 1en 23. November 1940. . I b 1526.40 NW 7, Unter den Linden 72 5170 fSV To the Supreme Reich authorities. Subject.Reference to older ministorial decrees in. Decrees of the grersten Reichsverzeichnis. The President of the Government in Kattovitz points out the difficulties encountered by the lower administrative authorities by reference to earlier decrees which are not known to these administrations. In so far as these previous decrees are published in ministerial newsletters, they can not be obtained in many cases because they are out of print.-The President of the Government asks that, instead of referring in any way, the contents of these earlier decrees should be accompanied by a copy. I do not ignore these difficulties which arise in all the returned ge=. I have already tried to intervene in a helpful way through my rounderla3, concerning the exchange of printed material, from 22 October 1)40- I b 439/40 - 5140 (RMBliV. p.1985). I would ask that the relevant authorities of the integrated territories be informed in writing of the unpublished circulars for the years which have passed, as far as they are relevant, jeveils. But also with published Er=, if it is to be expected that the official papers are not in the hands of the supervisory authorities and the lower administrative authority= the administrative authorities, a copy should be attached. On behalf of e.g. signature The Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, December 4, 1940. No. Z:H.B./40. To the Central Administration, 11 " Herr Abteilungsleiter I,II,III,IV, 41 all groups - including department for the Land of Mhren - 11 the Lords Oberlandraten in Böhmen und Nährren: transcript I send to the pleasing knowledge. gez. Liebenow certified TL crine Message: employed To the office of the Lord Reichsprotektor, N :7 . 17.; e State Secretary, :7 : 1 i :7 Undersecretaries of State. .c.d. of tres