English Translation

The Imperial Protector t0 28 December 1940. in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, the IV P Wo/Kr Dr. & It is requested to indicate the trade mark and the legal status of further letters. To the Secretary of State SS Group leader K.H. Fr a n k , s Prague IV, Czerninpalais. Betr: Non-publication of the text of the Christmas field postal letters of the $.d.d Mr. Reichsprotectors and Mr. /.28922.40 State Secretary in the "New Day". The issue of the daily newspaper "Der Neue Tag" dated 25.12. contained neither the text of the radio broadcast Christmas Field Post letter of Mr. Imperial Protector Frhr. von Neurath, nor the radio broadcasting Christmas Field Letter of the State Secretary SS Group Leader K.H.Frank. During the 25.l2. Despite my many efforts to bring no clarification 2 into the matter, since none of the editors 85 was found in the editorial office of the "New Day". My tele- BOETNE oral question on 26.l2. In the evening /leiter Herzig/ EEN showed that on the part of the writing director the excuse was used, the release of the text for publication in the press would have taken place too late. Supposedly the release had only been communicated shortly before the writing was finished, so that it was no longer possible to include the texts in the sheet. The following can be reported: In accordance with the Reichsprinciple, the words of both field postal letters were issued already on 23rd by LBM, but with a blocking period until 24th, l8 o'clock, because only at this time the broadcast took place and at first a previous publication of the texts did not appear desirable to the press. On the basis of a long-distance call with the propaganda 1 d2 /*