English Translation

41 The Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Moravia Prague., the...Octab.er...1...... Dr. XV P 191E It is requested to indicate this employment mark and the legal status of further letters. I believe it is my duty to draw your attention to the gross shortcomings that have occurred repeatedly at public events in the press, in particular in the Czech press. Even at the event of the coup d'état on the Burgplatz, events that were highly unwelcome to the press and damaging to the German reputation have occurred.This was due to the fact that the event had led the commander's office in Prague and, unfortunately, had failed to attract a representative of the Cultural Affairs Group when defining the places. The place ordered for the press had been almost exclusively occupied by the latter, since the non-commissioned officers who were to keep the seats vacant there could not prevail over higher officers.When finally the press representatives, including Czech gentlemen, arrived, the officers in question did not want to accept the fact that these seats were reserved for the media, so that there were highly unpleasant conflicts. At today's reception of the Beibstandarte "Adolf Hitler", apart from the German press representatives, l4 Czech press representatives and picture rapporteurs were admitted. All of them received the cards issued by me to enter the press-reserved platform to the left of the grandstand, on which it was clear to read that the holders of the card were to take place on the left side of the tri-bune. When all the gentlemen had taken the seats at 3 o'clock, the police and the general SS suddenly claimed that the place to the left of the tri-bune had to be cleared, as the music corps of the corps will take position at this point. Since I was responsible for the press, I immediately spoke to the commanding Major of the Protective Police and to Ss-Sturmbannführer Weiben on the spot and Stel- le, and told them that the places for the Press are in this place and cannot be changed arbitrarily. Unfortunately, my protest in this regard was not successful. The General SS was ordered to clear the square and did so forcibly, yet almost alie Czech press representatives proved themselves with their valid card. I have observed myself that some SS men explained that the cards were none of their business, and when various participants heard from the audience that they were Czech press representatives, they were confronted with ábfalligen statements, such as "you go home at the best" etc. The result of this treatment was, of course, that most of the Czech editors immediately left the Piatz, since they understandably left an unfriend in this treatment.