English Translation

8 30 November 1940. I1/1 Jd 41278/40 St.S. 614/40. To the Herrn Reichleiter der NSDAP Alfred Rosenberg, Berlin W35, Margaretenstrasse 17. ee c On the basis of your letter of 14 November 1940, I immediately had to examine whether a transmission of the Dipl.Ing.Wilheln. J o h n s o n at the dejudgment of the Fritzsche & Thein company is laborious. I am very sorry to inform you that, in the light of the situation of the hives and with regard to the conclusion of the purchase negotiations, it is no longer reasonable to transfer the company to Johnson. Mr. Joheon is appointed by me as trustee in several companies. I have also entrusted him with the management of Fritzsche & Thein. In principle, in order not to get into conflict with their duties, trust is not to acquire companies which they manage in a fiduciary manner; however, in appropriate cases there are also exceptions. For example, Rerr Johnson had the intention to acquire another company which he managed. His appointment as a trustee in the Fritzsche & Thein company took place on September 7, 940. Since July 1940, Dr. N e u b a u u u e r applied for the transfer of this company. Therefore, the takeover negotiations were already very advanced in Septenber. It cannot therefore be said of a quick procedure. If not difficulties in the evaluation of the company had entered, probably Dr.leubeuer in Septenber would have already become the owner of the Fritzsche & Thein company. The application of the Dr.Neubauer deserved the full support. He is an old party comrade and Ss-applicant and has been a member of the Sdr since its foundation. During the time of the Sudeten- deutschtume he stood in the front line and also pitted the Polish campaign at the Vaffe Ss.