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55 Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Saure Brag l., January 22, 1942. Rector of the German Charles University Smetanaplah 2 Telephone call 64300 To 4-Obersturmbannführer Oberregierungsrat Dr. Gieß Prag_IV. - Cernin-Palais. Daal honorücs Lelal Hehtor Subject: Eichendorff Prize._ la Buhmea Las mahcen. Eing. 2 6. JAN. 1942 Dear comrade Gießen ! On your letter from l7.ds.Mts. I would like to inform you that I have informed the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Freiherr von Eichendorff Prize of the agreement between group leader Frank and Gauleiter Henlein on the award of the Ei- chendorff Prize to Professors Hoenich and Gierach.* This Chairman, Professor Dr. Wostry, has been re-appointed after the expiry of the term of office of the up-and-coming Board of Trustees, and his task is d@s, which, according to the statutes of the Eichendorff Prize, which is part of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Foundation, requires the approval of the Board members and other bodies (chairman of the Goethe Foundation and Reich Education Minister). I will continue to work for an accelerated regulation of the distribution of prices linked to a plentifully cumbersome and lengthy procedure and have asked Professor Wostry to consult with you immediately if necessary. Heil Hitler ! Your K Juuse Loe. at 8.3.194s at the budegcichuer. 1sy2.40 h/04/0