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38 The Minister of State Berlin W8, May 4, 1942, and head of the Presidential Chancellery Voßstraße 4 EINGEGANGEN of the Führer and Chancellor of the Reich RP.0.2824/42. -FMAI1942V. (02454 Subject: Award of War Earnings The Imperial Protector X cross l.Class. in Bohemia and Minren Your letter of March 24, 1942 - No. Z.Verw.(2) - . In my speech on the awards on 1 May, the Führer once again required restraint in the award of the War Cross, in particular of the First Class, and dismissed a significant part of all proposals, both of the Party and of the State Departments. In addition to the award certificate, I would like to add that the proposal for the Under-Secretary of State, Dr von B u r g s d o r f, has been postponed until further notice. erra Thuemur bithe sofr notangan oe Ki H.7. An der H/nf Herrn Reichsprotektor Osfojng anfe in Böhmen und Mähren tag Oborpgfaln C P rag.