English Translation

Nationalfocialist Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Reichsleitung Der Reichsführer Payments only on bank account: for the press of NSDAB. Dresdner Bank, Dep.-Kasse 52, Konto-Nr. 9270, Berlin W. 9, Pots- Berwaltungsamt damer Str. 24 od. mittel Bankscheck Der Stabsleiter Berlin W 35, den 16.3.1940 136/8 Abt. Graf-Spee-Straße 20 Fernsprecher 25 9031 LA Mr Büco of the Secretary of State be Reichsprotektor Karl Hermann Fr a n k in Dühmen und Mähren. Eing.: 18.MRZ.1940 Prag 8/. Tgb. Nr... 1877 Czernin-Palais bogty? Dear party comrade Frank ! Their presentation of the special situation of the "New Day" is entirely in line with my view, and I have also taken it into account in the various limitations of scope. When I was forced to carry out a further restriction on the size of the German daily newspapers because of the supply situation and the traffic restrictions in February, the "New Day" was almost completely excluded from this reduction. I have also made the "new day" insignificantly shorten the previous limits, so that it was extremely preferred over all other newspapers. However, a certain alignment with the sizes of some newspapers was necessary in order not to completely postpone the competitive situation. At all times, however, the "New Day" was better than most German newspapers. This preference for the "new day" was only due to its specific journalistic task in the Protectorate and in the southeast. As the last order of February of this year has been lifted in these days, the slight reduction which has occurred this year will also be eliminated. In any case, you can be assured that I will also keep a constant watch on the "new day" from here to determine whether the size of the sheet is in line with the fulfilment of its special tasks. In addition, other important fundamental questions of the Czech press must be clarified. Mr. Reichsleiter Amann Courtesy formulas fall away in all party official letters