STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2371, sig. 109-12/16

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24 21.4 L F S : Urgent! Present at once! To Minister of State and Head of the Presidential Chancellery Dr. Meißner, B_e_ r l_in W_8 As Fernschzeiben pacified under /l35 Voßstraße 4. Fras Kafe R.-Proiluhena Dear Minister ! I have taken note of your letter of 26.8.d.Js. - sign RP.0. 7454/42 concerning the Cross of War I. Class without Swords. I can understand that you have postponed Professor Buntru's proposal, and I agree that he will not be pursued further. I do not understand the rejection in the case of 4-Obersturmbann- führer Fischer and Oberregierungsrat Dr. Gies, who have both the best achievements in this area. Obersturmbann- förder Fischer is the head of the local authority. Bodenamtes, an autonomous authority that has no role model in the Old Kingdom and has come from the Czechoslovak Republic as a pronounced instrument of Czechia. As head of the Land Office, Fischer has made the Czecho-Slovak land reform useful to German interests under the most difficult conditions and has gained decisive starting points for the Germanisation of the space. In addition, in order to ensure the nutrition of the Protectorate, he has intensively designed the management of the extensive basic work under the authority of the Land Office in the best possible and exemplary form. Superior Councillor Dr. Gies is my personal consultant.