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. 443. Wehrmacht Plenipotentiary Prague., .de.2... March at the Reichsprotektor and XIX, Platz der Wehrmcht 5 Phone 76 841 Commander in the Wehrkreis Bohemia and Moravia To the Mr. State Secretary // Group leader Betr.: Newspaper report on K.H.Fran k the Heldengemeindefeier in Prague. Prague IV. Czernin Palais.ì A plürs bo tFea oophe in Böhmon and Moravia. Eing.: 30. MRZ. 1943 Dear Secretary of State! I have researched the origin of the report on the heroic memorial in Prague, which led to the following result. After the celebration, the editor of the "Neue Tag", the press officer at the Reichsprotektor and my press officer, Major Quapil, met in the Deutsche Opernhaus to discuss the report. The press officer at the Reichsprotektor took the firm view that, according to the Secretary of State, Mrs Heydrich, the head of the Gauamt Schulte-Schomburg and then the Wehrmacht representative, it was necessary to be named. My Pres- se Officer objected to this order and demanded that no names be used between those of the Secretary of State and the Wehrmacht. When the article reached military censorship a few hours later, the military censure officer, Major Martinek, took the name of the head of the Gauamt to a different place, while he did not consider himself entitled to do so for political reasons. Heil Hitler ! Ihr Nma 13/4, Borpeg 0 4.43 St. S.ZP-6e/43