English Translation

The Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Moravia I 1 c - 5570 Prague, 3 November 1941 A_b_s_c_h_r_i_f_t_! To the Deputy Prime Minister in__P_r/a_g Subject: Knowledge of the German language with the public servants of the autonomous protectorate administration referencei - Annex: The public servants in the higher service and the officials who are to be valued in the same way have until 31. However, since I have repeatedly found that, despite the 2 l/2 years of the Protectorate's existence and thus given sufficient capacity for learning German, the German language skills of the other staff members are partly still insufficient, I must now require all public staff to have more corresponding German language knowledge. I ask you to ensure that until 30 June 19942 all public servants, other than those of the higher service and the officials who are to be valued in the same way, are provided with proof that they speak the German language to the extent that they are able to communicate correctly. I ask you to inform me of your orders within 1 4 days. On behalf of: Dr.v.Burgsdorff 1A .