English Translation

35 The Wehrmacht authorised Prague, the... . February .1940 at the Reichsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia. oiel! Group e.g.V. bregfang. 18/3.40. Az.RTg. No. 118/40 off. To the Higher SS and Police Leader at the Imperial Protector in Bohemia & Moravia, Mr. State Secretary K.H. Fr a n k , Prague . The higher - and police leader Betr.: Greeting relationship between Bohemia and Mähren. the SS and the Ordnungs- f13- police on the one hand and the Reg. troupe on the other. Entrance on: - 8. 1I. 1940 0fnlg.: Process: There.Schr. No. St.S.217/b/39. of 21 October 1939.Führer Stabsf. fibt. Bearb. According to there letter St. S.217 b/39 v. 21.10.1939, there is a voluntary greeting service for the Schutzstaffel and the Ardnungspolize gegen über der Regierungstruppe. In this sense, appropriate communications have been made to the competent authorities at the time. - In the letter of 15.1.40 from the Commander of the Order's Office ± Ia - 32°0 - it is stated that there is no welcome relationship between the German police and the Czech government force, and that the members of the police and SS should only be thanked for an offered greeting. It is asked for a communication in which sense the government force, which has variously turned here, must now be oriented. The Wehrmacht authorized by the Reichsprotector/in Bohemia and Moravia Aiderini. g a128a General of the Infantry. Sobonfaltul T/h