English Translation

44 - 3 - Reichsverein and should be used for the financing of the Reichsverband. Due to this situation, the Reichverein has obviously been the recipient of the amount of K. 13.0ooo,--- and therefore became debtor. The way in which the Reich Association obtains the funds to pay back does not affect the interests to be represented by me. Your declaration of commitment of 23 October 1939 is therefore considered by me as a confirmation of the correctness of my acceptance. If you have not yet managed to obtain the necessary funds, whether through the associations, the SS-Oberführer von Gottberg intend to establish you, or through financial transactions which would have been made possible by the takeover of Fries- und Redlich Aktiengesellschaft, the Reichsverein and the persons associated with the Manipulati- nated remain liable for the repayment of the amount of K. l3,000,000,-- + interest. I ask you not to leave anything unturned in order to obtain an early repayment of this K. l3 million,-+ interest, so that this matter, if soon a revision is ordered by the Reichsleitung or Reichsführer -SS, has already found its completion. Regarding the sum of RM: 40,000,-/K. 400,000,--/ han- ich sich, if I am correctly informed about a payment, which did not flow to the Reichsverein but to the head of the administrative office R.u. S... Since the Reich Association took this post with for the self-repayment on 23.l0. l939, I expect that the amount of RM: 40.o00,- + interest is paid with the Reichsenverein. I am sending a copy of this correspondence to the head of the state commissioner Grose, to take note and discuss the matter together. Heil Hitler! The head of Group VIII gez: Baumann Ss- Sturmbannführer.