English Translation

The Chairman of the Armaments Commission for the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia of the Reich Minister for R. u. K. 15.7.1944 66 Binschreibung! To the Head of the Technical Office of the Rm.f.R.u.K. Herrn Hauptdienetleiter S a u r BerlinN7 Hermann Göring Str. 27 Mr S a u r 1 Between the Council of State and the manager of the Witkowitzer Eisenwerk and Director General K u c h i n k a, as his representative in the management of the company, there have been strong differences of opinion in recent times, which occurred on l5.7. to an in-depth discussion between State Secretary P i e g e r and Minister of State K.ll. The matter was settled on 1 July during a visit by the Rü inspector and the Rü-Obmann in the presence of the State Councillor P l e i g e r on the spot. The information given to me today by Minister of State F r a n k on the main reasons for the confrontation between Pleiger-Kuchinka and the Council of State does not give me any reason to oppose the solution found by common agreement between Minister of the State P r a k and Council of States P 1 e i g e r. It is to be expected that Gen,-Dir. K u c h i n k a, whose state of health is indeed very fluctuating, retires in the foreseeable future without affecting his reputation. I am kept up-to-date by Council of State P 1 e i g e r about the veter development, so that I came to inform you in time especially on the question of succession. HeilHitler!