THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2212, sig. 109-11-13

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The Wehrmacht authorised by the Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, 13.5.1942. Abt. Ic/W.Pr.II M3 To the Reich Protector in Bohemia und Moravian Gruppe Presse z.Hd.d.Mr.Reg.Rat Wolfram v.Wolmar Pra g II. Betr.: "Der Neue Tag" Beethovenstr.5 Non-submission of an indication of military censorship. The local department reports the following incident: On 9 and 10 May 1942, the daily newspaper "Der Neue Tag" published the attachment to a woman Liesl Schuster in Schlan. The advertisement was not presented by the newspaper of military censorship and published without release notice. The content of this advertisement breaks the applicable confidentiality regulations in several respects. In the press conference of ll.5.l942 this publication was objected by the representative of the local department, Major Quapil, and given the "New Day" instruction to express itself in writing because of this violation against the military censorship. The relevant letter of the daily newspaper "Der Neue Tag" is included in the appendix in a copy. Despite the detailed discussion of this failure and the demanded second instruction of the editors of the newspaper in question by the representative sent from the "New Day" to the press conference, the advertisement appeared on l2.5.l942 for the third time. In view of the fact that, in recent times, despite admonition, violations of the military resolutions in the "New Day" have been repeated repeatedly and repeatedly, it is requested that the editor LNiff Pri ./. fri fert