English Translation

3 The Imperial Protector Prague IV, April 16, 1941. in Bohemia and Moravia The representative of the fussian fmts Czernin-Palais telephone lines : Prague 60141, 31945, 60951, 64456 Mr. 3772/41 D.R.5 no.2 gen. It is asked to indicate this business sign and the subject matter in further Shreiben. 98,500 and Girokonto of both National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia 4/ in Prague The Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle sent the following letter to the Federal Foreign Office because of the participation of Germans from the Protectorate in the popular political operations which it carries out continuously in Slovakia: "The local department intends to include in the central planning of journeys to Slovakia the travel plans from the Pro-tektorate. These are exclusively journeys to be carried out in cooperation with party services and politically reliable German associations. It has so far been stated that the limited possibilities of travelling from the Protéktorat to Slovakia were largely exploited by Czechs, while the Germans in the Protectorate had no opportunity to maintain their natural relations with the German language in Slovakia. Through the inclusion of these journeys from the Protectorate, a positive interaction of forces in the interests of the people is ensured. Furthermore, these pahrts also serve the economic support of the German hotel and mountain huts in the High Tatras. In a meeting in the celebrity of 8.1.1941 in the presence of representatives of the Federal Foreign Office, the OKW, the Reichsführer SS and the Reich Ministry of Economics, the intended involvement of travel projects from the Protectorate in Slovakia was generally agreed. The State Secretary SS group leader F r a n k agreed to the inclusion in the journey operation. For the purpose of our last debate, this content will be brought to the attention of the public and asked to be approved there.' The Department of Cultural Policy - Transport - in the office of Mr Reichsprotektor has been informed immediately from here. To the Office of Mr. Secretary of State SS Group Leader K.H.Frank - z-H. by Mr. Chief Government Councillor Dr.Gies - Tto Prag. St.S\A-