English Translation

17 f1le Prague, 16.lo.1939. NG8 l. V e r m e r k : Gauamtleiter N e u w i r t h aus Aussig brought up with me the concerns of the Repatriation Office and asked with reference to the letter sent by Gauleiter Bohle to the Lord Reich Protector under the 2.lo.l939 - sign Gauleider A/Wlk for support in the completion of the tasks of this office, which wanted to establish a branch office in the territory of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Office did not deal with any tasks of the Ao nor was the AO responsible for the Protectorate, as the content of the circular T IV Th/Wu. However, this had no influence on the activities of the Office. The Office was based on the circular decree of the Lord Reich Minister of the Interior v.22.3.1938 - sign Pol.S.V. 1 Nr. 7l3/37 - 215 were assigned the task of continuously reporting the returnees to the relevant state police stations. Conversely, the state police posts would be instructed to keep the returners informed to the office. The Office was then called on by the state police to investigate the possible returnees abroad where they had resided or resided. If the investigation had come to an end, the State police would inform the Office of the result, which in turn contacted the employment offices in order to prevent unreliable returnees from being transferred to protected establishments. Without prejudice to the tasks outlined in the above, the Office still has the care of the returnees. It follows from all this that, in my opinion, no objections can be raised against the activities of a branch of the Office in the Protectorate. In the Protectorate, the party and the SD-RFSS, the BdS and Group X - 2 -