English Translation

The Reichsforstmeister Berlin W 8, November 1, 1944. Leipziger Platz 11 sign: F 261.01.1 - 21 Call: local and suburban traffic: collective number 1200 49 Bai Answer letter is requested to indicate long-distance traffic: 126711 above signs. To the German Minister of State inisterar . for Böhnen and Moravia 4. NOV. 1944 Prague Subject: Imperial Institute for Forestry Plant Breeding in Haustka near Altbunzlau. Letter dated 2.10.1944 - St.M.527/44 -. With great regret, I have taken note that the rooms in Haustka, which were assigned to the Reichsinstitut für Forstpflanzenzüchtung in the fulfilment of your commitment at that time, had to be used for hospital purposes and cleared by the said institute. I cannot overlook the extent to which this claim could have been avoided on the basis of the Führer's order in view of the fact that the rooms had actually not served the treatment before, but were only under construction at the time of the confiscation. In any case, the relocation of the institute from the particularly suitable EA Le building in Haustka to other, inadequate rooms entails the risk that the war-related work of the Institute, which has been begun for a long time and which has progressed successfully, will not only be interrupted, but also suffer a severe impairment. In addition, the willingness of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society to promote the sciences to take over the Institute as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, from which you were informed by the presentation of Ministerial Director E b e r t s at the meeting of 18.1l.l943 and by a letter from the President of this Society dated 3.4.1944, is seriously questioned, since the Kaiser Wilhelm Society makes this transfer dependent on an appropriate accommodation of the Institute. Unfortunately, the hotel "Hubertus" is not suitable for the accommodation of the institute because of its large distance from the experimental areas. On the other hand, Dr. Schlösser found a better accommodation in the so-called dean's office building in Haustka, which is inhabited only by two chaplains, which corresponds to the location and the room requirements. The confiscation of this House has been carried out in accordance with his report, but I would ask you to take the necessary steps to ensure that the building is finally secured for the Institute, and before the work in this building is started, it is still necessary to carry out repair and installation work, the supervision of which Landforstmeister Pflanz has taken over by means of his expertise. In-St.M$0-43 e/44