English Translation

6ou 4-group leader. 21 January 1943. St.s.25/43/516/42. 1943 1.) To the 22nd Wehrmacht authorized representative at the Reichsprotector and commander in the Wehrkreis Bohemia and Moravia, Mr. General Toussaint, Prague XIX, Pletz der Wehrmascht 5. Very revered Mr. general 1 The resolution of the situation makes it necessary to give the Office of the Reich's Protector the Secretary of State as soon as possible. The Under-Secretary of State is responsible for ensuring that the Office, as far as it represents the administration, carries out tasks with a minimum of maximum capacity. CL Burgsdorff, as you know, is the major of the reserve on the eastern front (Peldpost number 26 580). I have already contacted Mr. State Secretary Dr. Stuckart and asked him to take appropriate steps to release Mr. v. Burgedorff from the Wehrmacht. I would like to ask you to do the same from there, Mr. V. As I said at the outset, this step is determined by the development of the situation which requires that the power of the Office be exercised under