English Translation

The German Minister of State. December 29, 1943 (p.d.) St.M. 216/43. To SA group leader May, Reichenberg, Teichgasse 14. Dear Franz ! As a grant for the construction of the planned Gauschiesschule from the Volkstumsfonds, I sent the Gauschützenverband an amount of 10.000.-- RM, because the creation of such a plant in Prague seems to me to be very desirable from a political point of view and I therefore wanted to actively promote the project from the resources of the Reich. I have assumed that other bodies, in particular the party - because the plant should be mainly used by the SA, but also the city would be involved in the financing. In your letter of the 3.8.d.Js., in which you ask the Gauschützenverband for the provision of a further 200,000.-- RM, however, I must conclude that this is not the case, but that the financing of the entire investment should be left to the Reich. Unfortunately, I do not see myself in a position to do so, especially since the funds available for such purposes have already been used in other ways. I ask you to clarify first of all the question of the participation of other bodies and about the application of the