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Copy. The Wehrmacht authorised Prague, 19 July 1940. d r The chief of the staff. Secret! SECBEREEEEES Br.B.No. 106/40 go. To Mr. Ober-Governmental Council Dr. Gies, PEAR Ozernin-Palais. d I thank with thanks the annex on the use of the Czech Legion in western combat area. Eit relation to dieee and the one of Mr. Staatogekretär 15.7.1.d. To the letter addressed to General Friderici, who is absent on mission, I would like to inform you with the request of the Nerrn State Secretary of Consequences: 1.) The Wehrmchtbeaussichtigte already on 11 June 1.J. on the basis of a request by His axelence of the Lord Reichsprotector during the Okw and determined whether Czechs were captured during the fights in the West and what happened to them. The same went negative. Okw agreed to inform the W.B. of a possible case. 2)Sometimes later, the OKw announced by telephone that in the event of the capture of techechen on the part of the Western powers, this would be adjusted, this was communicated orally to the Office of the Lord Reich Protector. 3.) The london radio address of the emigrated Czech Inspector General Ingr, drawn by Mr. State Secretary in the letter of 15.7., was issued by 7.B.