English Translation

14.a by Chersich and Kapp the acquisition of the company Vitouš had been committed to the most emphatically endorsement of the responsible armament inspector. Thus, it was still only in question whether the candidates Tschersich und Kapp should receive the company Stancl according to the decision of the former Heydrich or whether party comrade Fritz Gebauer. The decisive factor for the first applicant group was now only the promise of the fallen Obergruppenführer Heydrich. Mr. Stv. Reichsprotektor, H-Oberst Group leader and General Oberst of the Daluege Police Department, who was kept informed of all phases of this case, did not wish that the commitment of his predecessor would be brought back by the authorities. He personally explained to me that, in the event of the situation in question, he had to accept that he was to be offered an object of approximately equal value. In addition, Gebauer could not feel the necessary proof of hospitalization; he was only able to prove a capital of 5 o00 RM. In spite of this fact, which in itself would have justified a rejection of his request, I have ordered that Gebauer be a deserving old party member, in recognition of the fact that he should find a company as equal as possible to Rirm Stancl. The party co-operative Gebauer was then offered a large number of such enterprises, which did not agree with him and probably in advance 24701 lem his financier. It is further from the department of economics and from the estate office, which I no longer under the supervision of me since 1 December 1942, tried to find something suitable for him. To this end, I had found myself ready at the meeting with the party member Gebau- he, if the acquisition of the company Stancl by hn should not be possible, at that time, however, I was not yet aware of the difficulties in proving the necessary own capital of Gebauer. In conclusion, I should like to say once again that the failure to take account of Gebauer in the Stancl case alone has its reason in the light of the undertaking given at the time by the fallen Obergruppenführer Heydrich.