English Translation

The Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter Reichenberg, 2 March 1942. in the Sudetengau Reichsstaathalterei 1000/76/1-Se. Office of the Secretary of State .cetusbed at the Reichsguardor Cou pepeneat Se del Tin Böhmen and mähren. An Eing.l o 4 MRZ. 1942 SM ON Mr. State Secretary 2e58Sue" Dee Karl H.F r a n k Registered letter HOIT HSOL Prag Czernin-Palais. Subject: Eichendorff Prize 1942. Lieber Ka r l ! In order to honour Walter H e n s e l s, I propose that you award the Eichendorff Prize 1942 to the composer and folk song researcher who lives in Teplitz-Schönau. Walter Hensel was temporarily treated with political caution because of his wife, who was an anthroposophin, but the concerns have fallen, because he has been divorced from her for four years and meanwhile married to the daughter of an honorary sign bearer and old fighter who, even since her youth, has been a member of the Führer's movement. Höller and the head of the Main Office of Culture in the Reichspropagandaleitung, Ss-Oberführer Cerff was also found to have no further concerns against Walter Hensel and would be in favour of the award of the Eichendorff Prize by Pg. Cerff. At the same time, with this award, we would recognize Walter Hensel's performance in the field of folk song to the public and would point out that this is a sudeten German contribution.