STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1600, sig. 109-4/1354 (damaged)

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The Imperial Protector 09 October 1, 1942 Prague in BähysezMdgrähren den O Nr. Ob.Reg Rat Herbert Reischauer SS Obersturmbannführer An den Herr Wehrmachtbemöglichte beim Reichsprotektor in Böhmen und Mähren, V Herr Generalmajor T o u s s s a n t in Prag e N 3 Dear General! As a German representative of the Minister of the Interior, who was responsible for the inspection service in the Protectorate by Mr Reichsprotektor, I was informed that during a check with Mr. Lieutenant-General Speich, unannounced livestock were swept away. On this occasion, Lt. General Speich stated that he could not be subject to the control of the Czech beante as a German officer. I would like to draw the details from the procedures attached to the annex with the request for unreturn. I share the view of the Chief Inspector of the Central Statistical Office that the matter should not be dealt with as a criminal offence, but I would like to ask you, in appropriate form, to draw your attention to the need for strict compliance with the instructions issued by the Reich Protector or also on his behalf by anatomical services. All these orders serve primarily the interests of the Reich, so that their observance for every German