GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6

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in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, 8 November 1944. Group Prague Prague I, Am Graben 10, telephone number: 26833, 30419, 36739 SS-Stbf. Dr.K. Janovsky : 10 NOV. 1944 5 To SS-Obergruppenführer, the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Mähren K.H.Frank, Prague III Czerninpalais. Subject: Hungarian situation report. Confidential ! Mr. Minister of State! I would like to present to you a confidential report on Hungary, which already takes into account the latest event= se, for your knowledge. The report represents the copy of a private letter, which Otto Braun has as the author. The latter is the managing partner of the "Transdanubia", which is the leading company in the foreign trade with Hungary. Apart from this he is the chairman of the Berlin State Committee Un= garn of the Business Group Gross- und Außenhandel. In recent years he has played a significant role in this latter property in various stages of the Hungarian development, since he is considered a particularly good Hungarian expert. Braun was a national citizen during the system period and spent many years as a political refugee in Hungary and enjoyed the special protection of Gömbös at that time. During these years he had the opportunity to get to know the country and its people in depth and to establish valuable relationships with the leading men of the various social classes in the economy and Po= ecgo Ciek litik. The above mentioned gave me the permission to hand over the copy to you. Jake hetod 7 I am, dear Minister of State, with dnen@ Heil Hitler ! wgem I enclose your dedicated Yomd 1 supplement. /Dr.K. Janovsky/ 2741 -117 .EC-1h/44