English Translation

1h Verw a l t u ng s r e fo rm . -___ Due to the Führer's decree of 7 May 1942, the direct administrative tasks of the Oberlandrats were transferred to the Protectorate authorities for performance on behalf of the Reich by decree and implementing decree of 23 May 1942. It now corresponds to the higher administrative authorities in Bohemia and Moravia in the rest of the Reich (President of the Government - Reichs statthalter), the district chiefs - the Reichs official - the lower administrative authorities. Reichsauftragsverwaltungen have also been established in the cities in their own statute and in police affairs with protectorate police authorities. Some tasks have been transferred to a district chief - Reichsauftragsverwaltung - for security police reasons (passport and inspection matters) or because their fulfilment extends to a larger area (related to the war food industry, the German health office etc.). In this respect, he conducts the business of several district authorities without being an intermediary. In the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia there are 72 political authorities I. instance. Of these, 5 are cities with their own statute under German management. l8 district authorities are Czech, 49 are German. From these l5 exercise the activity of the managing district authorities - Reichsauftragsverwaltung"-. With the Czech-managed district authorities the management of the Reichsvergabevergaben is in the hands of a German inspector or superinspector. At the same time, he has the task of monitoring the autonomous part of the authority and using it to promote German interests without taking responsibility for it. The purpose of this administrative reform is to free the Reich services from purely administrative activity, to work with the existing Czech apparatus and yet to monitor and control it sufficiently when German forces are installed sparingly.