English Translation

10 I 1 a/budget 3l17/43 Prague, 9 August 1943. Mr. Chief Government Councillor K a r s c h u c k. The non-submission of the accompanying operation to the Obergruppenführer is based on a regrettable mistake as a result of my leave. On the basis of the instructions of the Oberst-Gruppenführer of 3.6.43 received by the Reich Minister of Finance on 9.6.43 upon request of the corresponding resources, only the ordered transfer of the 3 million RM to the adjutant was required.I had the intention to submit the process to the Obergruppenführers in accordance with the Rotkreuz after the execution of the budgetary regulations.Unless I had to bring the matter to an end before my vacation, I personally wanted to hand over the file to the Ministerial Councillor Dr.Gies. Unfortunately, despite repeated attempts, I could not get an appointment with Dr.Gies, the Ministerial Council.I therefore gave the order of 17.7.43 to write to the head of the group first (posting note of 20.7.).By my departure on 2l.7. I did not receive the file back in time and it was then unfortunately failed to submit the process to the Obergruppenführer in writing for information.Since I had noted the matter still unfinished, this would now have been brought back by my Urleub after return. "r