English Translation

Berlin, 21 August 1942 Reichsssicherheitshauptamt IV A 2 - B.Nr. 150/42 g.- Office of the State Lehcetär beva Feidrpanteltoe in Bühmen and Maicen Eing.- 27th AUG. 1942 To the subordinate departments of the security police and the SD (according to distributor E, except RSHA, SD(Head) sections and state. Criminal departments) Informatively to the Main Office of the Order Police, the Higher W and Police Leaders, the Office V, the RKPA - Criminal Institute -, units IV A 1, IV A 4, IV D 4 and IV E 5, the police attachés in Copenhagen, Pressburg and Sofia. Subject: Enemy sabotage by dropping fire 8 bottles. Reference Decree of 31.3., 7.4., 20.4. and 10.6.42 IV A 2 - B.No. 150/42 g· - . Appendices: 1 photocopy. Since the end of July I942 a new forn of fire bottles has now been dropped by the sabotage balloon, which has been abandoned by the enemy side. These have appeared mainly in the areas of the state police (lead) stations in Vienna, Linz and Regensburg. As can be seen from the attached photocopy, the new fire device consists of a white, thick-walled glass bottle with cap, on whose neck a tin cylinder, which goes at the lower end St.. VE-31e/42