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2 × 11 State Secretariat for the concerns of the German ethnic group in Slovakia ZahB314/39. -Dr.M./L. Pressburg., am..9.De.zemb..3.... bel Breyhell $/4.40. The laijafins 2f Reichsprotector in Böhnen and Moravia at the hands of the Secretary of State K.H. F ra n k, PRAG. As to your letter from the l9.d.M., concerning people's German military pensioners, we allow ourselves to be informed - that our letter of the l5.XI.l939 had the following wording: "Historian people-German, but to the protectorate of the homeland-competent military pensionists, who, on the basis of the Reichsgesetzes of 20 April l939, were not members of the Empire with regard to their local residence, inform us: The MNo Prague has issued an order according to which military pensionist of German nationality, who are competent to the Protectorate but are in Slowa-kei, their pension claim at the MNo Prag until the end of the year d.J. It is important to remember that their pension will be fully paid if they have requested permission to vote in Slovakia until the end of l93ğ and if they return to the Protectorate by the endof l939 at the latest. Since the pensions are supposed to be much higher by the continuation of the deductions in the protectorate than here, now tame popular German military retirees, who are responsible for the protectorates' home, want to return in fact to the Protectorate. We already find the principle side of this return with the timid Reich authorities. We ask Si@, however, to ascertain in a short time whether 1./ such a decree of the MNO actually exists, 2./ how the MNo turns to the fact that the above-mentioned members of the Persopeatwed, within the meaning of ./. Responses to official requests, are subject to the duty of stamping.