English Translation

60 Prague, 12 February 1940 An Seheim Herrn SS Gruppenführer Fr a n k A C z e r n i n - Palais y kowrd : Aheokald jind daker gredid. 2/ On the basis of the measures of the Head of Division II, which are included in the appendix, I regret to ask you to consider your permission to cancel my assignment to the Reich Protector's office, or - which I prefer to do - to comply with my request for leave of absence for the duration of the war to the Wehrmacht, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the War and remains unanswered, I no longer have the freedom of movement which is absolutely necessary for the management of this important unit's wage policy. It will undermine my authority vis-à-vis the Czech authorities and businesses that are now in place in a short time, if I cannot make a final judgment in decisive negotiations with them,but it will have to explain that the Head of Division II has made the decision,or if I can't make an immediate statement on proposals from the Czech side. Even now, the Czechs see the Head of Division II as an opportunity to cross the measures of the Wage Policy Unit and a Complaint Office. I also do not believe that the work of the Wage Policy Unit to date can lead to such mistrust, as these measures indicate, but I believe that, in accordance with the guidelines you have given, the Wages Policy Unit has regulated social affairs in a responsible and safe manner in such a way that there has been a general calming,in contrast to other important areas of work, the management of wage policy is absolutely firmly and safely in the hands of the Unit. This is also recognized by the Reichsarbeitsministerium. \r}$