English Translation

289 - ll - especially beautiful, long-lost image of the painter Cermak was found. Ieh recognized in the newspaper the Coburger Montenegrin. Ieh himself did not get the picture again during my forced administration period. I later asked with the forest master and l. Adjutant Razims Staniek about the whereabouts of the picture. He explained to me with a smile: The painting was probably returned to his memory. However, he believes, not the real Cermak, but rather a copy. On the other hand, the following result is significant. One day, when I was living in Jelsava on the Coburger Seeloss, a Czech lieutenant came to me, who asked me - he was unknown to me - to lend him 2.5oo.- Kc. against pawning of pictures. He showed dicse pictures, which were without frames, partly painted on Leinvand, partly on wood. It was all about old Gomälde and indeed Italicner. I didn't want these pictures at first, borrowed the money from the Oberloutnant, He also sent me this imager with a sign, which in his opinion represents it with the name of the painter. It may have handled around l6 paintings. The officer also told me that this gemäldo was brought with him from the world wars from Italy. I kept the pictures there and waited for the return of the money. Had this man not touched for a long time - see, he even wrote to me that I should keep dic pictures - I told this story occasionally ac's revision search Razim, who immediately wished to sohen them. He liked them out, because I lied to the pictures of koinerische value, I offered . I would not have dared to make the offer to a high-level police officer. Razim says that he will take the imager to Prsg nchmen, will have sic examined there and if he found that os is dealing with ctwas valuable, he will let me clean a picture out of skill and send it back to me. Ieh explained Razimm that I don't have any intoros at all. He wrote with later,