English Translation

Deutsie Arbeiterparter Aationalsocialistische Gauleitung Budetenland Pg. Gaupresseamt State Secretary Karl Hermann Frank, Prague DeutjcheDienftpoft Dzernin- Palais Böhmen=Mähren. Our Jeidhen: Sa/Ne Jhr Jeichen: Reihenberg, December 8th Possicherfach 246 Opportunity: Fernruf Nr. 3753 Dear Karl ! As the head of the Gaupresseamt, I am particularly concerned about the construction of our Gauarchiv. One of the essential tasks in this field of work, which must be carried out at present, is the as complete as possible compilation of a library, by which it is to be seen to what extent we Sudeten Germans in the time of the Czechs are one side away from the people's-German cultural life and how much we were at the mercy of the devastating influences of Jewish and emigrant literature, especially in the literary field. In the procurement of the necessary material, we are mainly dependent on the holdings of the confiscated private and public libraries.The head of the Gauarchiv, Pg.Dr. Forster, was with you a long time ago and asked you orally to provide him with the opportunity to obtain suitable supplies from the material confiscated by the Prague State Police. Unfortunately, Pg. Dr. Forster has so far not been successful with the competent Prague office. I have now asked the Gauleiter to send the letter of the Prague Secret State Police, which is enclosed in a copy, and I now ask you, also on my part, to support this request by giving the appropriate instructions to the Office of the Prag Secret State police. I would be grateful if you would send me a copy of the instructions to the Prague Secret State Police. Of course, we are not only concerned with the recording of pure book material, but also with leaflets, posters, brochures, etc. I ask you for your consent for our action, which, if we do not want to be late, carried out accelerated / BdS Mllegafu @1O M1/xst.sD