English Translation

14 Otto Winkelmann Berlin nw 7, August 7, 1943 44-Group leader Unter den Linden 74 Lieutenant General of the police Fernfprecher: 120034 Strictly confidential : bryane! Dear Obergruppenführer ! On your letter from the 4th d. Mts. I inform you that shortly after our conversation about the possible successor to the Reichsführers I was appointed. The latter determines the future commanders and inspectors for the first Reich. Since he wanted Diermann to go to Gdansk for certain reasons, practically only heat level remained. On my question to the Reichsführer-il, whether I should send you the personal file, he told me that I should wait a little longer, because in any case he did not want to have known the intended change before the end of a certain time. The Reichsführer was in favour of the fact that the Oberst-Grupfer could then receive a message before he himself spoke with it. Since the deadline set by the Reichsfahrer expired next Monday, I have no doubt that I will now send you our staff booklet for personal use and with the request for an early return. Unfortunately, in this way it is no longer possible to influence you in the decision, since the Reichsführer! heat degree has already determined. But you will certainly find in heat degree the man you need. Heat grade also sifts the greatest confidence of the Reich leader. A few days ago P spoke to me. I only hinted to him for his own information that in the very near future he would miss out with a letter from the Reichsführer, which suggested to him that he should apply his retirement. He was slightly shaken. However, since he had rather high plans with himself, I considered myself obliged, despite the contrary instruction of the Reichsführer, to give him the Deputy Secretary of State W-ObergruppenführER F r a n k in Prague V1A-32b/43g