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St.S. IV B - 67/43g. Prague, 19 July 1943. W (a 4-Sturmbannführer Wolf. Oberlandrat Frh.v.Watter reported in his report under the l4.7 d.Js. - sign No. 65/43 g. what follows: "During the lower administrative authorities and the German government commissioners had been announced that besides the planned Hácha birthday celebrations on ll.7. d. Js. No other celebrations would take place, the representative of the People's Enlightenment Service in Laun initially referred to other vicissitudes. For the German authorities outside, it is now usually very difficult to determine whether it is only a show-off of the local Czech representative or a measure approved or at least controlled by the German side in Prague. I do not think that the work of the new organisations, which I warmly welcome, should be somewhat reduced or made more difficult by bureaucratic obstacles, but I believe that it is right that the local authorities of these organisations should be firmly linked from the outset to the political district authorities and that they should not be given direct instructions from Prague to the external offices, without the responsible German district captain or government commissioner knowing anything about it. Otherwise, we ourselves are jeopardizing the political leadership in the district, which, as I have been able to explain above, is now working perfectly and which we must receive under all circumstances." 4-Upper Group Leader Frank took note of the report and represented the .Tomotesrernu meb led Eper,8.I ms .vr (.S