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July 19.4.0 on the political districts of KÖNIGGRÄTZ, KÖnigINHOF, Korpskommando Building - Tel. No 716, 717 NACHOD, NEUSTADT, REICHENAU DE Post-Sparkassenkonto : 98.512 AND SENFTENBERG - Trade marks: V.K. X - 3tV (The above trade mark must always be indicated if reply letters are to be sent. 12 8/ - An o m Mr. Oberregierungsrat Dr.Gfies, 2.d.d /.4/8.00. Prague. Czernin-Palais. May I ask to inform the Secretary of State K.H.Frank of the following: The repeated press releases about the fact that the State Secretary of the SS Group leader K. H.Fank will give a speech on Sunday, July 28, 40 in Königgrätz, have not touched me extremely embarrassingly. However, after careful examination of the events, I assure you that neither the Oberlandrat nor any of its officials nor the SA will be responsible for these press releases. The storm leader Klee of the local SA tower 28/3 2 has on l8.7. The paper of the "New Day" in Prague sent the accompanying essay "SA in Königgrätz" with the request for publication. In the end it contains in careful pormulation the following: The program provides in detail: "As a conclusion for the case of his appearance speech by the Secretary of State K.H.Frank bezw. Undersecretary of State v.Burgsdorff." The "New Day" did not bring the article; but the wrong sentence on 2l. 7.40 - Tagebl.Nr. 200 published: "At the celebration, State Secretary SS Group Leader K.H.Frank will give a speech." When the signed Oberlandrat read this, he immediately expressed his amazement at such a sentence, by which the resolution of the Secretary of State was unduly anticipated. $\B}$