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24 note of 17. 8. l939 of the interim head of Section IX of the Ministry of Agriculture / Bo- denamt / signed by Gottberg, as well as approval note of 18. 8 . l939 of the Reichsprotektor in Böhmen and Moravia : i.V. Frank, signed purchase contract, b/ copy of the estimate report of the Diplomlandwirtes Goerth of 2. 9. 1939, on 8. l940 requested from the credit department and handed over to us. According to the notice of the board of the department IX/l0 ministerial councillor Dr. Lexa, these documents were handed over at the departure of the main storm leader Herzig from this to the credit division, because the acquirer of the property Mirošov will probably search for the credit. 74 According to a letter from the I Hauptsturmführer Herzig dated 13 February 940, who was invited to comment, the latter was informed that the purchase negotiations between Oberführ- re von Gottberg and I Sturmbannführers Dr. Röhrich and Regional Councillor Johlen had been conducted. The payment order was received by Hauptsturmführer Herzig from OberführER von Gottberg, after the latter had consulted with # Sturmbann- führer Dr. Röhrich and Landesrat Johlen and they secured the debt cover by land sale. Later an official loan was to be made by the Land Office. According to Herzig's chief mute leader, the whole matter was led in the first line by Sturmbannführer Johlen. 75 State Councillor Johlen made the file report of 29 January 1940 of Group VIII - Finance - to the IXth Section of the Ministry of Agriculture, annexed to Annex 6.