English Translation

12 Gruppe Eisenbahnwesen Prague, 27 January 1942. Duld des Staatsfektetü III/1 - 3 V 33 beun Reichsprotekto. in Bohemia and Moravia Eing.: 30. JAN. 1942 Note: The Reichsverkehrsministerium still refuses to accept Czech railway officials in the service of the Deutsche Reichsbahn for military reasons. In contrast, the Ministry of Transport has applied to the Ministry for the Interior of the Reich, on the so-called transit routes - e.g. Brno-Lundenburg or Pilsen - Furth - German BMB staff and thereby free Reichsbahner for the operation in the East. On our counterproposal made to the Reichsinnenministerium, 42o Czech iron railway workers speaking German in not adjacent to the protectorate, has not received an answer so far. From a 2l.l. However, the letter received here by the Reichsverkehrsministerium shows that the Reich Ministry of Transport has not yet received any knowledge of our proposal to the Reichinnenmini- sterium. Accordingly, the rumor about the intended use of German-speaking Czech railwaymen in the Sudetengau is completely unfounded. 8 307, On the Under-Secretary of State Mr. Secretary of State #/9 Tauco. 70 .c6.d. l $ys.40 o 1.29-2460