STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2434, sig. 109-12/79

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31 Elmar Gabriel Lager Pieske, 26 December 193. a29/ Captain and Company Chief To the State Secretary 4 - Group Leader Karl Hermann Fr a n k. Esa80 Highly honored group leader ! For the congratulations sent to me on the occasion of the Julfest I ask group leaders to accept my most obedient thanks. I am very pleased with the recognition given to me by the group leaders because of my cooperation in the establishment of the protectorate. I can assure them that in the course of the few months that I had the opportunity to do active construction work in the Protectorate, the need for a consistent popular struggle has clearly come to my attention. With the wish that this popular struggle will continue to lead to great success in all areas of life, I will continue with the hot wish for group leaders' own successful work in this struggle Jabal your obedient