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The Commander of Security Police 2 and SD Prague, March 18, 1943 XIX, Chestnut All 19 -I-456/43 Office of Secretary of State Tgb. No. B. d. S. $23/s beln Reichsprotektoc Please indicate in reply above business range and date. in Bohemia and Märten. Eing.: 20.MRZ.1943 To the Higher IJ and Police Leader W-Group Leader State Secretary K.H. F r a n k Leclon in PraR 1A1 Betr.: Jan L i c h n e r, born 14.2.1897 in Groß-Cepein Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Government. Previous: Verbal consultation on 12.3.43. Jan Li c hn e r was born on 14.2.1897 in Gross-Cepein and is from Slovakia. He attended the Gymmasium in Neusohl and during the World War he was a member of the Czech Legion in Russia.After the Czechoslovak state was founded, he became a notarial official in Tremcanske Teplice and later Gausekretary in 1 Puyok 3t. Martin, finally senior notary in Senez, vy district Galanta in Slovakia. In 1935, he was elected by the Agrarian and Small Farmers' Party as a Member of Parliament and moved to the Questioner Parliament, to which he belonged until 6.1o.38, Politically belonging to L, the Slovak wing of the Arauspartei, but was known as a Czechopil. In the Slovak government, which was newly formed in 1939, Lichner became Minister of Transport, but he retired from the first cabinet formation; however, he remained chairman in the general Slovak credit institution in Bratislava. 17 of 18.1.194o, it appears that the Slovak General Credit Bank in Bratislava was closely linked with the Le- gionbank in Prague. The majority of the 141 - 2 - C-21/43