English Translation

Linz, 31 March 1942 The Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter Landhaus in Oberdonau . G/K. To the fencetaes 4 group leaders State Secretary Party comrades F r a n k Prague IV Czernin Palais Dear party comrade F r an k ! Betr.: Possessions of the Hohenfurth Abbey in the Protectorate. The Hohenfurth Abbey, Kreis Kaplitz, was confiscated by the Gestapo of Linz with a notice dated 27.ll.l94l and on that day the expropriation in favour of the Reichsgaues Oberdonau was pronounced. It is well known that the Sohnliche Monasteries and other possessions were assigned to the Reichgaus Oberdonauer on the basis of a decision by the leaders. The Hohenfurth Abbey now also owns various properties in the Protectorate, including forsts, some houses and two larger objects in Budweis. However, the Gestapo Linz was only able to assign the properties located in the Reichsgau Oberdonau. The possessions of the monastery in the Protectorate were also to be assigned to the Reichsgau Oberdonau by the Gestapo of Prague on the basis of a request from the Gstapo Linz. Gestapo Prague did not do this, but instead set up a coercive administrator in the protectorate for the possession of the Hohenfurth Abbey.