English Translation

- 3 3.) Letter: To the head of the g-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt 4-Obergruppenführer and General der Waffen- P o h 1 Berlin Dear comrade Pohl! From the list presented to me by the commander of the security police and the SD about the art objects available in the Central Office for the settlement of the Jewish question in Bohemia and Moravia - a print has also been sent to you - I have taken the view that on the occasion of your presence in Prague on 18.2.1943 you selected a number of art objects for a donation to the Association for the preservation of German art monuments. These art objects are now to be handed over to the 4-site commander in Prague for storage and maintenance by order of your representative -4-group leader Frank. In reviewing this list you have drawn up, I have found that there are art objects among them, which, according to the expert's judgement, are of very special importance for the Bohemian-Moravian area and which must therefore remain in these spaces. I am responsible not only for the preservation of the existence of the art objects associated with the event and the history of this space, but also for the future German designers of Bohemia and Moravia. For this reason, I have to pay particular attention to the assured whereabouts of these art objects, especially since the present conditions are not particularly suitable for the transfer of artistic values. b.W.