STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2069, sig. 109-7/76

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19 September 1942. 4-Grup. St.S.364/42. fodaye aia gxsa sli tus netelaivnedo nedeainted b -neattadoetteH eb en AoTm Pe D 35 Yaoim -stigs Pde1s SeTeen en Be 8 1942 Pary eg.to. w n td aitttdoex bau redgsrtns bnla negamdirwen 6 An den Tov denellsW reb nedaoqnerda elb etdta Reichsführer- und MSM nsrunrer- wndol .neesafed, de gted Chef der Deutschen Polizei, etann Deatchen Potzeinbetn Berlin. HOTJETAJOL Ip Reichsführer ! An order A 57/42, concerning the confiscation of honorary posts, has been published in the Reichsverordungsblatt der NSDAP - Parteikanzlei - Ausgabe A Sequence 35/42 of 24. v.Mts. wug drr order follows that both in the field of the Wehrmacht as well as in the area of the party the honorary posts with few exceptions are drafted. In agreement with the Deputy Reich Protector, Chief Group Leader Daluege, I ask for your consent that the honorary posts of the Arms-i can remain in front of the Prague Castle. This is necessary not only for reasons of security, but also because of the political situation. If the posts were to be withdrawn from the seat of the Deputy Reich Protector, the situation would be undecided that the President Hácha, as he enjoys the rights of a head of state, would retain the posts placed before his office and residence by the government force. This would be seen by the Czech public as a strengthening of Hácha's reputation and as a recognition of the