English Translation

In Prague and in Karlovy Vary, his services were described as at most average, sometimes even below the average. More reliable German officials were interviewed about this, because N. has been running his promotion for a long time. Nor is his professional services at the Deutsche Reichspost, which is understandable insofar as N. has become old and had to cause him difficulties in the conversion to the considerably different type of operation. It could still have been thought if the principle of promotion after the seniority had been maintained in certain grades - including those from the Post Council to the Oberpostrat. However, since this kind of promotion is no longer possible and only after the service promotions are pronounced, a promotion at N. is not to be represented. In addition, he has become almost 63 years old, and promotion should normally take place only up to 62 years, so a special application should be made in the case of N. which, according to several officials and employees, would not be justified. This is the assessment of employees and officials of the Reichspostdirektion, who dealt with the matter. As already mentioned at the beginning, in some Sudeten Germans CaSS the impression prevails that N. is reset as Sudetensdeutscher in his promotion. in service, because he stood or still stands in the way of any "youngster" from the old kingdom, and thus a "3o-year-old" can be promoted to the upper council again. This view emerges from the following discussions recorded here: "N. is just as much a test of fate as all of us. He is already severely disadvantaged in Czechia, because he is a German, and he is therefore still being persecuted and punished today." O1T5920TtB GSW Further: "As a Sudeten German, he is condemned to serve as a postal council, the skills play a completely subordinate role here. The higher places are there exclusively for the "older richer", and in any case they go over corpses when it comes to advancing." On the objection that the Post Councillor Löffler has now been appointed as the Oberpostrat, who is nevertheless a Sudeten German, was answered: "My dear, that makes no impression every 5 years you have to promote a SuDeten German after all, because otherwise wä- 63904