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10a 1. For consultation, the defense station Prague and the defense unit Brno are available to the units. (ASt III H - SA 15 Nr. 428/43 geh. v. 23.1.43.) 3.) Subject: Intervention of members of the Wehrmacht of Czech interests. According to a report I received, several times in the last time the German Wehrmacht called the Labour Office in Prague and campaigned for the exemption of members of the protectorate from service obligations. Such an approach can be regarded as an attempt by the aiders to implement war-related measures, I forbid the Wehrmacht members to exert any influence:.on the employment offices in the interest of protectorate members there is not a sachlioh justified interest in so far, and request the troop commanders and department heads to instruct the subordinate officers and officials accordingly. (Ic No.ll5/43 h. v. 26.1.43) 4.) Subject: German language request. The Wehrmacht authorised representative has been re-informed that members of the Wehrmach who are on leave in the Wehrenkreis speak Czech in public places, on roads and in the railway, under, reference to the instructions No.2o, No.13 v.5.12.39 and No.2, No.3 v. 23.l.4l I ask all Wehrmacht commanders and Wehrmcht location elders to point out to them that the German soldier in the Wehrkreis Böhmen and Moravia has only to speak German and his Czech language skills can only be exploited if it is necessary for reasons of service or for the clarification of misunderstandings., 15795 ( Ic.Az.1. No.147/43 go v. 12:t3 5.) Betr.: Restraint in conversations. The chief of the army armament and commander of the Ersaeneer (Stadt I No.155/43 gov. 12.1.43 ) has issued the following decree: "In circles outside the Whrmacht there is often a broad knowledge of military matters, including operational intentions and events at the front. In many cases, such knowledge is claimed to have been obtained by reference to members of higher military service including the Oberkpmmandçs of the army. I would like to point out once again with special emphasis that the application of knowledge of any military measures and events in the context of warfare, in particular - 3 -