English Translation

Copy. Bund Deutscher Osten Berlin W 30, 3 February 1941 Assessor Benninghaus Motzstr.46. Tgb.Nr.I.1420/41 B/A. To the 1) Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda, zu Hd.v. Herrn Dr. K r i e g, 2) SD-Hauptamt, zu hd. v.yy-Sturmhauptführer Humitsch, 3) Reichs Ministry of the Interior, zuHd.vi.Herrn Dr. Essen, 4) ReichsMinisteriun für Volks Aufklärierung und Propagogie, zu HDd.vy.Herren Dr. K o c h. Subject: Oskar Wöhrle: Jan.Hus.Der letzte Tag". Verlag "Der Bücherkreis" GmbmH. l932. By the reference in the Czech press releases No. 167 of the publication office of 28.6.l940 I got knowledge of the aforementioned book. The translation reads: "Lidové Noviny": No.272 of 1.6.40 The German author of a Hus novel is distinguished. The University of Freiburg awarded the Erwin von Steinbach- Literaturpreis to the writer Oskar Wöhrle, who was born in St. Ludwig (Elsass) and now lives in Freiburg. Wöhrl, who is known as a poet and also as a novelist, used to own a publishing house in Konstanz and lived years ago in Prague, where his Hus novel appeared in translation. He is now fifty years old. After reading the above translation, I tried to obtain the book because I assumed from the outset that a Hus novel which the Czechs translate can only serve Czech interests. My research showed that the book was taken over in the second half of 1933 by the "Concentration" AG.Berlin, department of Buchverlag. The book has already been translated in 933 by Karl Kalláb under the title "Jan Hus. Posledni den". Historický román. in the publishing house "Druzstevni práce", Prague (332 pages, 27.- Kronen). The translation was published in the series "Zivé knihý A" as l00th volume and volume '6 of the ll. year. Only at the end of last week was it possible for me to borrow the novel, which is neither in the Reich nor in the Protectorate in the book trade, from the Prussian Staatsbibliothek Berlin. From the fact that the book is in any case still to be borrowed in state libraries without difficulty, I take it that the Book is still available in the Reich, in the Protectorate or in Czech places. Therefore, I allow myself to draw your attention to this book. Of course, in my statement I only go