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30 June 1943. St.S. VII A - 2 a/43. Resignation of your son Karl Hocke from military service. There. Letter to the Secretary of State - received here on 13 January.Js. 40 1.) To Mrs Margarete Hocke, 3 0. VI. 1943 Prague XIX, Brömsestrasse 20. The relevant matter was examined. As a result, I inform you that the conditions for your son's withdrawal from military service do not apply. As to the non-inclusion of your son in the party, the decision is justified on the basis of his position in the Czechoslovak Republic. It is now up to Threm Son to prove that his report on Germanism is serious and sincere. If this is true, then the Prague can be taken up again at a later date. Heil Hitler ! 22822 Ministerial Council. 2.)