English Translation

Prague, 17 October 194o. l. V e r m e r ky. SY l-Standartenführer Ballauff passed by telephonically, the guard battalion Bohemia and Moravia had in Brno a strength of 9 leaders as well as 3o2 underleaders and men. Since the secret state police set up further transit camps uro2 stb PH in Iglau, Moravian-Ostrava, Olmütz and Hungarian-Hra-dish with regard to the level of the arrests, it was necessary to strengthen the guard battalion in Brno. Until the 25th of March, the battalions would receive a reinforcement of 223 men from different formations of the weapons-4. At the moment there are 9 leaders and 3oo men in the Kaunitz-Kolleg and an adjacent girls' school. Further occupation of these accommodations is not possible. The secret state police have proposed the school of the Baptist community located near the Kaunitz-Kalleg for the accommodation of the reinforcements. However, the secret state police did not want to issue a seizure, but rather suggested that they should access the building on the basis of the war performance law. He (Standartenführer Ballauff) had no objections here. I have replied to Bal- lauff, if no decision is taken to the contrary, the war performance law can be applied in this case. - 2 - St. S.πA24