English Translation

618 83 a U Detum 27 Jan. 1941 Prague, 24 January 1941. Lingang. 105h Befördat my F.d.R.. FS. To the chairman of the party official examination commission for the protection of the Nazi writing, Mr. Reichsleiter B o u h l e r, Berli n . Very revered Reich head! The case of the recently toeietäts publishing house, Frankfurt/Main, published book by Melchior Vischer: "Jan Hus. His life and his time" against which your department has already taken action, I take the opportunity to bring about a fundamental clarification of the question of the literature on Bohemia and Moravia, which appears in the Old Kingdom. I believe that the best way to solve the problem is to keep the above mentioned field of writing under constant control by your department, the Party Examination Commission for the Protection of the Nazi Writtenness, which ensures that similar occurrences to those of the above-mentioned "Jan Hus" case are avoided. 10/3.41 The branch of the party's official examination commission at the Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia will take care in close association with the Department of Cultural Policy for compliance with the written policy guidelines of the Reich's protector. It would be advisable that the distribution of writings on $\ -3 - 2 - Uitel, Bölne aud 7.v.U. hurksilay an v. freyvry 3.M. Dr. 27(1.41 n.i.e. 10.3.