English Translation

63* In spring 1 940, as I was informed, a request was submitted to the German authorities to regard Dr. Josef Pick from Prague IV. - 236. as an Aryan for his economic sector. The NSDaP, the secret state police, as well as the competent Oberlandrat allegedly took a positive position on this matter. The act in question was then presented to the Secretary of State at the beginning of March, as I am told, for a decision, without the economic office of the Office of the Imperial Protector requiring an announcement. In April, the Office ordered the immediate implementation of the aryanization of Pirma Pragochemia within a period of a few days. The Secretary of State, who drew attention to the matter, is said to have given a telephonic mandate to lay the case on his own for the time being. in the case of Dr.Pick, the Raudnitzer Spiritus distillery, the Pragochemia and the Fir- ma Pröhlich - Ing. Jermář u.C. At the end of May l940, a fiduciary distiller was installed in Raudnitzer Spiritus Distillery; however, on my request, the Lord Reichsprotektor, by means of too much of June 15, Rpr. Lo24/4o amiably with- St. S.rE-4. 11-31614 e+