English Translation

Reichenberg, 7 April 1943. The Gauhauptmann des Reichsgaues Sudetenland noln 3538/1/43. Bücn do: S aarsfekretürs IInarpoheee in uaFlahren. E-9.APR. 1943 State Secretary SS-Gruppeführer K.H. F a n k Prag Czerninpalais. Subject: Sudettendeutsche Anstalt für Landes- und Volksforschung, Mitarbeit Univ.Prof. Becking. 1 Anlage. Group leader! In the autumn of last year, during a discussion, you pointed out some university teachers who participate in my Sudeten German Institute for National and People's Research, whose cooperation in the research tasks of the area does not seem desirable due to their behaviour in Prague. Among the mentioned were also Univ.Prof. Dr. Gustav Becking. Da Prof. As a professor of music science at the university, Becking is the only music historian of rank we have in the room, I have taken your statement as an opportunity to obtain an expert report on Becking from the Gaupersonalamt. As you can see from the installation, the head of the HR department has Prof. Becking declared politically absolutely impeccable and gave his consent to the direction of the Music Department. Since Prof. Becking developed a lively scientific research activity and on behalf of the State Institute for German Music Research in the collection "The Heritage of German Music" the "Landscape Monuments