STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1708, sig. 109-4/1463

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15.12.1942. Security service of the Reichsführer-4 Prag-Bubentsch, SD section Prague Sachsenweg Fornsprechor 774-44 III - SA110 To the State Secretary 15.00Z1942 j-Group leader K.H. Fr a n k, Prag. Betr.: German Schooling in Bohemia and Moravia - Transfer of teachers from Gau Oberdonau - Vorg.: Excluding. The Gau Oberdonau provided 19 German teachers for the district of Budweis. At the time, a government director Dr. L e n k from Linz was present in Budwies to discuss the use of these teachers. The agreement was made without the involvement of the Landesschulrat für Böhmen. Lenk, in the presence of an official subordinate to the Landesschulrat für Böhmen, had expressed himself in a derogatory way about the Landesshulrat, the LandesSchulrat for Bohemia, i-Sturmbannführer P r a g e r, felt personally concerned and wrote a corresponding letter to Linz. On the instructions of the J-group leader Frank, 4-Sturmbannführer Prager was informed shortly afterwards that the surrender of teachers from Gau Oberdonau to Budweis 950 was due to an official agreement with Gauleitung Me 187. When the matter was threatened to expand, the ministerial councillor Dr. H e c k e 1 personally went to Linz for clarification. There the matter was completely settled. Director Dr. Lenk abstained from an apology from the 4-Sturmbannführer Prager. In order to document the understanding between the Prague and Linz positions before the public, a visit of the teachers employed by Gau Oberdonau in the district of Budweis by Min.Rat Dr. Heckel, Reg. Director Dr. Lenk and Reg.Director 1-Sturmbannführer Prager erfolgen. cusl \O-104d/42 141