English Translation

S! St.S. VI A - 36. Prague, 3 August 194l. 1. V e r m e r k : The letter of Generalfeldmarschall Keitel of 21.v.M. - sign No. 2971/41 AWA/W Allg.(II), concerning the duty of greeting before the memorial of the unknown Czech soldier at the Old Town Square in Prague, was the subject of a debate with the Lord Reichsprotektor. In accordance with the proposal of the Reich Protector, the flames will also be extinguished before the memorial. The matter will be settled in a form that does not cause any concern to the Czech public. 2. Pg. Schulte-Schomburg. With regard to the duty of greeting before the memorial of the unknown Czech soldier at the Old Town Square in Prague, a decision of the chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht, which I follow in copy, has now been made. In addition, the Lord Reichsprotector has decreed that the flames must also be extinguished in front of the memorial. I would like to inform you of this and ask you to contact Mr. Gauleiter Dr.Jury. 3. Z.d.A. lo