STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1983, sig. 109-6/75

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In the view of the House of Busau and the entire inventory must be regarded as a whole, since the Castle of Buseau was primarily the seat of the German Orden and belonged to the Archduke Eugen of Habsburg only as his High Master, according to the House's view the confiscation on the basis of the Habsburg law was wrong.- The works of art, which were confiscated as an inventory of the Castle Busau, share the same fate as the castle, whether or not they carry the monogram of Archdaughter Eugene. The German Order bought the castle of Busau for the amount of van K 300.O00.-- from the Czechoslovak state a long time ago.The works of art are not included in this purchase price. Dunch-the final supply of the still-hold Koumissar for the German Order Reichsverein für Volkspflege und Siedlerhilfe e.V., Potsdam-Babelsberg,Stregsg-der SA332. I also inform the German Reichsverband that he should contact you with regard to the return of the art objects. Heil Hitler! On behalf of :