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The Head of Division V Prague, 27 April 1944. -No.v-193/44 g - POPL Strictly confidential! 2 8. APR. 1944 To j-Obergruppenführer Minister of State F r a n k. Betr.: Reorder at Witkowitz. Reference: My report of 7 April 1944 -No V-128/44 IIg-. As I have already reported, Dr._Schicketanz was with me on 24th of April 1944 . He explained that he had considered the question of his or her installation very carefully. He would not have been able to join the company as Director General, as the pressure would be on him by the management of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring. On the other hand, he would be prepared to take over the activities of the "manager" in accordance with the decree on the treatment of hostile assets of 15 January 1940, which is, after all, intended for Minister Guido Schmidt on the part of the Hermann Göring Group. If he had this position, he would be able to exercise the management of the Witkowitzer Eisen= werke independently in the sense of a clear economic policy approved by the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia. I would like to make further comments on this at my next lecture. Ap / V u Sryarf f7h 2a St.\M-63 e/44