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AS3 The Imperial Protector Prague Il, March 5, 1940 in Bohemia and Moravia Fügnerplaş 4 telex 553-60, 513-51/3 Representative for organizations 39 X/Dr. Schö/St/ The Miederholtung of the "Subject". MT the observable signs as well as the dictation marks int for the preparation of the Antesut unelässlic. Anden JM Office of the Secretary of State SS-Gruppe be.1 Fo onsp otektor Karl Hermann abE, in Bühm nunò Moravia. PreR IV., Eing.: 11. MRZ.1940 Czernin-Palais. Tgb. r b86 $ bo. ) 16. +940 Subject : Art works of the German Order from Busau Castle by the former Czechoslovak Republic. i - jr od hay dee Tiothe Dear Secretary of State I 11/3.40. The government of the former Czechoslovak Republic seized the castle Busan, which belonged to the Welehes def German Order, in the execution of the decrees of the Versailles Dictate and the Habsburgergeset. The inventory of the Castle of Busau included a number of valuable works of art, some of which were arranged by the Ministry of Education and People's Discipline, some on the Castle Konopišt, some in the In the year l937 the German Creen bought the castle Busau from the Czechoslovak state and where K Zoo.ooo,-- back, the mentioned works of art goods, however, were not included in the purchase price. The seizures were carried out on the basis of the Habsburg law, because Erzher- moved Eugen von Habsburg Prior of the German Order. These works of art, however, are not owned by the Archduke Eugene von Habsburg but, as I was informed by the trustee for the German Order, belong to the property of the German order. Therefore, they lacked the basis for a transfer of funds. These works also belong to a German property confiscated by the former Czech Republic 2 Choslovak State. A return tour Vi f29Blatt 2.