STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2272, sig. 109-11/73

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42 I could only explain this attitude by an accidental error, especially since the company assistant in his first three professional years is already about 3-40o Rli higher.I believed that I would have the right to become a company assistant at least at the standard of living if not technically speaking. On receipt of a letter of employment, a corresponding correction would be made at this upper post.However, a few days later I received the letter of appointment, which was sent to Dr. Schiltanz without a counter-signature, with reference to the personal interview. In the meantime, I had come to know the construction of the local economy and realized that I was already unconscious and inadvertently led fso from the very beginning.Since I was not yet bound by contract, I asked the State Secretary K.H.Frank-Prague in a letter for a possible direction, a correction of my home assignment, but only by mediation of my superior personnel chief, Dr.Schicketanz. A few days later, Dr. Schicketanz confirmed my lines concerning my local attitude and informed me that he was understood by Prague and would like to help me with a similar effort, he wanted to wait for this negotiation and then to be able to comment on the matter. Since, until the end of July 1942, after the three months of trial of being here, there had been no change in the unworthy matter of housing, nor in the service relationship, I once again turned to Dr. Schicketanz in writing with the request for his care.On July 28, 1942, I was informed that the desired other subject was not possible and that I would like to turn to the competent board member, Mr. v. Bardeleben, who will certainly be very happy to remedy the situation. On the following day, on 29 July 1942, I described in writing Mr. v.Bardeleben the facts already known to him, especially concerning my living, and at the same time asked him to decide on the appointment of the staff according to my age and professional experience. I added my testimonies again and submitted proposals concerning a further professional activity at the mountain hut. At the end of August 1942 I received a long-distance call from Mr. v.Bardeleben. He confirmed the receipt of my lines and noticed that he had been on vacation.I was to go to Königshütte and look at the operation of the local cottage coking plant, there was a need for a force and he saw for me a possibility to bring it.On the next day I visited with the local plant manager of the Kokerei, Mr. Dipl.-Ing.O b e r, this operation of Königshütte.ler's superior, who had my certificate documents with him, asked me if, despite my highly qualified professional practice, I would be willing to submit me to him as an assistant.I explained up there that I would not be confronted with it on the condition that my question of housing would now finally be urgently clarified in order to reach my family and that I should be the assistant Income of the plant assistant of the Koksanstalt Hohenegger-Karwin,lerrn Dipl.-Ing.Kocur,zuge- ersichert,if Mr. Kocur were only in his 3rd year. Mr Ober promised to bring this before his boss, Mr Hüttendirektor D u n d e r, who will decide on it.