English Translation

5 P r a g , 28 December 1939. l. V e r m e r k . On the basis of the telex from the defense branch of Brno dated 24 December 1939, No. 2o.o24, the external surveillance of the Přivoz mineral oil factories in Moravian Ostrava was transferred in consultation with the BdS of the Czech Gendarmerie. A decision of SS group leader Frank was not to be achieved because of its absence from Prague. The declaration of execution of the Czech Ministry of the Interior was refunded by telephone on 26 December 1939. SS-Obersturmbannführer v. Steuben, the representative of SS-Upper-Führer Voss, reported on 28 December 1939 by tele- orally that, according to instructions, he had withdrawn the SS guard teams from the three remaining mineral oil factories in the Protectorate on 27 December 1939 and 28 December39. On 27.12.1939, the defence station in Prague attempted to stop the withdrawal of the SS guard crews on the basis of an agreement allegedly reached between the OKW and the Reichsführung- SS. The agreement states that in the Protectorate the guarding of the Betriebe- betrieb der SS-wachsteamen is a matter for the SS. I have Obersturm bannführer v. Steuben asked to submit a report of his conversation with the representative of the defense department πt f-91/ st. s. √