English Translation

4y 41-Gruf. 23 April 1943. St.8.171/25/43. Oh 1.) Personal! 2 3. IV. 1943 To 4-Brigadeführer and Major General of the police Ohlendorf, Berlin, Reichsssicherheitshauptamt. Dear comrade Ohlendorf! As you know, under-Secretary of State Dr.v.Burgsdorff is again in Prague. His use in the office of the Reichsprotektor encounters difficulties, since the administrative reform initiated by the head of the upper group Heydrich shifted a large part of the German administrative activity from the office to the autonomous departments.The shrinking process of the office continues. In order to save people, I intend to introduce the utraquistic form of administration, which is currently extended to the autonomous middle-level, also for the autonomous administrative body. Dr.v.Burgsdorff, who sees this development clearly, would in turn be incorporated into the autonomous sector - on the basis that he would have a new coordination between the two. The Ministry of Education and Science, which has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Protectorate Government at the same time, is responsible for ensuring that all basic administrative measures taken by the