English Translation

55 - 2 - Decision of the Lord Reichsmarschall to receive personally the type of operation of Schmidt at the Witkowitzer Eisenwerken. We shall then proceed in such a way that the Commission in Witcowitz shall first see on the right and then enter into the actual discussion of the case Schmidt. Accordingly, I have with telex from l5.7.d.Js. A further communication was envisaged, which would deal with the appointment of a new enemy asset manager, as a result of the events of the 20th/21.7.d.Js. I was unable to comply with the time limit specified for this purpose, but you did not even wait for this time limit, as I took from the telex of the Personal Speaker of the Lord Reichsmarschall, but brought the matter to the Lord Imperial Marsschall before. I still think that Dr.Schmidt's appointment as the manager of the financial assets is at least missing insofar as the powers of the trade union board are to be granted. The Minister of Finance has now strongly objected to this, as you know. The Reichskommissar for the treatment of hostile assets has accordingly declared that he cannot ignore this objection. The thoughts against the personality of Schmidt, which you know to a large extent, have been strengthened by the development of the general situation. His involvement in a politically vulnerable area such as Moravian-Ostrava could only be considered under the prevailing circumstances if the Herr Reichsmarschal personally gave me an instruction which accurately describes the type of intervention desired. I share her wish to "bring Witkowitz to the necessary level of armor" and will