English Translation

Xi PV 1714/Geh-1941. - Copy - Supplement 6. 90 Commissioner of the Reich Ministry of Transport /L/ Prague, 23 May 1941. at the Reichsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia 31 /Bbv/ V 3 Bmbu Confidential. To the military department of the Transport Ministry Prague z Hd von Horrn Min. Rat Moos Prague Betr.: Strohbrände in W-Zügen Reference: Your letter of 8.V.1941 PV 946-Mi-Ver-1941 Because of the numerous fires of straw and hay carriages in Wehrmacht trains, meetings were held with the competent speakers of the Wehrmascht authorised representative at the Herr Reichsprotektor. Mr Wehrmcht authorized representative will take measures to ensure that the carriages loaded with straw are accompanied in Wehracht trains. Detailed guidelines for this are not yet established. However, I would also ask you to consider that the monitoring of the trains is ensured on the railway side, so that fires are recognized immediately and the necessary measures to combat them are taken faster.