English Translation

St.S. XII A - 15a/42. Prague, 31 August 1942. 26 Au 3 1. VIII 1942 1.)FS : Urgent! Present immediately! To Mr. Minister of State and Head of the Presidential Chancellery Dr. Meißner, BerlinW8, Voßstraße 4. 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. Ieh 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 ILObersturmbann- führer Fischer and Oberregierungsrat Dr. Gies, who have both the best achievements in this room. Obersturmbann- förder Fischer is the head of this area. Bodenamtes, an aut nomen- tal 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 use of the Czecho Slovak land reform under the most difficult conditions to German interests and has gained decisive national political starting points for the Germanization of the area. Furthermore, he has managed to secure the food of the protectorate. In the best possible and exemplary form, Dr. Gies, the senior government councillor under the authority of the Land Office, is my personal speaker. Since May 1939 he has been working with a few assistants on the whole: