STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1110, sig. 109-4/864

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4-Ogruf. 25 June 1943. St.S.284/180/43. To 4-group leader state secretary Ir.Stuckart, Berlin NW7, Untor den Linden 72/74. Dear Kanerad Stuckart : Unfortunately, I have to draw three personal attention to the matter of Under-etaate secretary Dr.v.Burgsderff. You know that I at that time felt the predilection of Dr. v.lurgsdorff. At the same time, I pointed out that oe is futile to employ v.Burgsdorff up to the passage of General Reinefarth outside the authority of the Reicheprotector. They did not share this view. In fact, the difficulties, as I feared them, have occurred and there was the unfortunate state that in the Eehörde, V. Birgadorfr was used after her conversion by i-Obergruppenführer Heydrich and, as long as Reinefarth acts as general inspector of the administration, there is no place. v.Burgedorif has seen this for himself. It has now been brought to him by Plüne, who provided for his installation as representative of Gauleiter Lohse or city president of the capital Berlin. V.Burgs- dorff has not received a definitive decision in either case. The state is therefore untenable because of the natural presence of