English Translation

S9 The Reidhsführer-4 Berlin-Lidterfelde West, 21 October l940 and head of the German police Under the Gidhen 126 in the Reidjsminifterium of the Jnnern Serneuf:765101 The Thef of the Main Office Office of the S aa.sfecretary Building stop and buildings By Eilboten bewn Reidthsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia. Eing.: 22.0KT.1940 An Tgb. N. #-Obersturmbannführe Dr. Robert G i e s at the Reichsprotektor in Bühmen and Kähren Prag I Ozernin-Palais Obersturmbannführer! I thank you very much for your letter from the l6.d.M. and allow me to inform you about this: During the negotiations on the handing over of the Brno Kuhberg area to the weapons - was determined by the Prager respectively. It is not the intention of Brno to build any more buildings, but rather that there should be no fixed buildings, since this would call into question the subsequent use of this area; this reservation has also been recognised by the arms industry. In consideration of this agreement and the possibility envisaged to build later fixed barracks for the Brno garrison of weapons in another place, only loose buildings (barracks) were listed throughout on the Kuhberg area. An exception had to be made only for the buildings in which the armoury and the garages were to be moved. For constructional and technical reasons, a fixed construction is required. The same applies to the horse stables. In any case, however, this has nothing to do with the question of the preliminary character of the whole plant. If the designated plants, which, as I said, have to be built massively for technical reasons, are still under construction or have only just begun, this does not violate any promise given by the arms-l. The latter all the less than the planning planned by the Waffen-ll for the Kuhberg was given to the regional planner in Brno in good time and constantly to the full knowledge. Therefore, there is in my opinion no circumstance which could offer the department Moravia or anyone else a handle to torpedo the land acquisition intended by the weapon-l. Should you in -2- St. S. VG18