English Translation

121 4i-Ogruf. 15 September 1943. St.M.38/43. W 1943 +i.) To Mr. Reichominister and 15. Chief of the Reich Chancellery Dr.Lammers, Feldquartier. Very venerable Mr Reicheminister ! In the telex of 24.8.d.Js. - Nr. 5337, concerning the concentration of the war economy, I had taken the view that the redefinition of the responsibilities of the Reichsminister Funk and Speer could not mean an extension of their powers to the detriment of my extensive competence in the Protectorate. It was only precautionary that such an enlargement would be seen by the Czech people as a weakening of autonomy and would result in political disadvantages, and I asked them to accept a reservation in favour of my jurisdiction. The Tortlaut of the Pührer Decree on the concentration of the war economy published in the Reichsgesetzblatt from the 2.9.d.Js. (RoBl. I, p.529), take it now that not only has my suggestion found no consideration, but on the contrary the responsibility of the Reich Minister for Armament and War Production in the field of raw materials and production in industry and crafts has been expressly laid down in the Protectorate (Section 6 sentence 2).