English Translation

Greag! 155/10.43 Vorstellung für j-Obergruppenführer Frank 4878 Betr.: Studium von Czechen im Reich. 1.) Necessity of study The Czech universities closed in November 1939 were attended at that time by about 7oo students of only the technical-scientific subjects; the majority of them were in the middle of the training. In addition, in 1939 and 1940 alone, 14 000 high school graduates of the Czech secondary schools of all kinds, of whom a large part would have taken up studies. In the years since 1939, the Protectorate has given a substantial proportion of the graduates already in work to the rest of the Reich. Notable new registrations have not taken place until the autumn of 1942; not even 6oo Czechs have been admitted to study until today. In view of the construction of the Protectorate and the war-related needs of this area, which became even greater as a result of the relocation of war-decisive industries to Bohemia and Moravia, it is not to be avoided that the minimum number of scientists calculated by the local youth planning (about 800 per year) should be trained. German academics are no longer available for Bohemia and Moravia; they are even drawn from the key positions to the Wehrmacht or to the other use. 2.) Foundations of the student action 1941/43. For political reasons, a generous regulation of Czech studies, especially not the academic universities of this area, has so far been envisaged. The action initiated so far should not, therefore, primarily serve to remedy the worrying academic situation in Bohemia and Moravia, but, according to the opinion of relevant political bodies, especially the leader himself, is only an attempt to find a form of scientific training of Czech students corresponding to the political structure of Bohemia and Mähren and the general situation at present. With the -2- St.M.TO-1362a/43