English Translation

The Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Kähren Prague, 26 August 1942 M.d.F.d G.b. 10 Z.Pers.I xadineb dot ole gtaroffood ozebnoned % 2 7. VIII, 1942 Mu I.) To the Minister of the Interior .foutin C6uesopemep BerlinNW40 Unter den Linden 72 Subject: Political officials. f the letter of 18.7.1942 70 - II a 1680/42 - 66997 84.28 The application of § 44 DBG to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia requires clarification insofar as certain senior officials of my authority are to be treated as officials referred to in § 44 (1) point 2 aa0. For this purpose, the scheduled officials of my authority, whose responsibilities under the special conditions of the Protectorate are of such great importance that their at all times detachment is a political requirement. This requirement I consider to be given by the owners of posts of the Reichsbeschäftsgruppe B 7 a (Mini- Oberlandforstmeister) insofar as they are or become heads of departments of my authority. I ask to obtain a corresponding suspicious confirmation of the Führer. Political officials also include the Upper Land Councils - Inspectors of the Reich Protector - which, however, may, in view of the broad version of § 44 paragraph 1 point 5, be automatically classified under this provision. If you have any doubts about this with regard to the special position of the Upperland Councils, I would agree with an express regulation.