English Translation

The censorship functions of the Press Supervision Service of the Department of Public Relations and the Cultural Department are very largely interlocked and are defined in a wide range of regulations. The technical competence of Group IV/2 in the field of writing is guaranteed by close cooperation between Group Leaders IV/2 and IV/3 and is well established. Section II (People's Enlightenment). As head of the section a Czech is in question. A suitable personality is not yet established. In this section the planning and execution of the propaganda assignments and actions should be dealt with before they go to the specialist sections of the departments (within the sections). This section is, so to speak, the propaganda general staff of the head of the office; it must therefore be left to him in the selection of the speakers as far as possible freedom. the task of examining, in close liaison with the other ministries and protectorate authorities, their measures already in planning for their propagandistic effectiveness (drafting the texts, commenting, date of publication, placing, etc.). It must no longer be possible for a protectorate authority to come to the public with an important announcement, without the propagandist treatment being guaranteed in advance. Other tasks for this section include the promotion of the German language among the Czech population, the training and use of speakers, the preparation and organisation of meetings and other events, the dissemination of political writings, information on war-related measures, compensation for damage, etc. In addition, this section will cover tourism and commercial advertising (publications, address books, advertising, exhibitions and trade fairs). These areas have so far been in the protectorate - 4 -