English Translation

12a The right of the protective power working for England to take care of the protectorate members who have fallen into German captivity does not exist. It is of this legal situation in favour of the prisoners that it is in the course of criminal proceedings according to § 91 a RStGB, if it is to depart from their extrajudicial treatment, I also do not consider it acceptable for political reasons. It is right that the People's Court of Protectorate, which even attempts to reach Auslan in order to attack the enemy's military battle, is severely penalised (in general, 5 to 10 years of Züchthau) It would be incomprehensible if members of the protectorate, who have even been guilty of the complete crime of the country's treason, were to be given a milder treatment. This would have to result in highly undesirable effects in the particular circumstances in the Protectorate. Such indulgence would be interpreted as a weakness in the well-known Czech mentality and would have reduced the authority of the Reich to follow.In addition, a new flight of persons of military age would be used. Finally, the penalties recognized by experiments must appear to be unusual in nature. Ideas of protectorate government in this context would not be excluded. I must therefore attach great importance to the fact that those persons in whom the protectorate is obvious or - in cases of doubt - is established are treated without exception as criminals, but not as combatants, and are subjected to appropriate punishment. I also believe that the decision of the leader, which was communicated to me in your speech of 19 October 1940, fully endorses my view. However, if you have any doubts, I would be very grateful to you,