English Translation

35 GROUP ECONOMY Prague, 4 April 194l. Senate Department II/1 Jd - 9167/41. V e r m e r k. DeN Betr.: F.M.OBERLändER and HRONOWER Baumwollspinnerei A.G. Vereinigte Spimnereien und Webereien,HRoNoW. TT tanedsgre.t.b fi Oberländer owns a cotton spinning mill in Hronov and a linen weaving mill in Eupel.ov Since December 1939 the company M.F a b e r & Co., Lettowitz, has tried to obtain the spinning mill at Hronow.The acquisition request of this company is supported by: a) the Gauwirtschaftsberater der Gauleitung Sudetenland, b) the economic chamber Sudetetenland. Under June 1, 1940, the acquisition application of Faber & Co. was submitted and the Board of Directors of Oberlanden was given up to sell the spinning mill to Faber & Co . Meanwhile, the entire company of Oberländer has been seized by the secret state police, state police department Prague. At the same time, GEsTAPo has requested that the dejudicing procedure be terminated, since the sage company is to be entered in favour of the German Reich. Now the manager of the Oberländer company, Mr Baumann, appointed by the GESTAPO, appears in agreement and not knowledge of the GESTAPo as an interested party for a permanent lease of the company (spinning and weaving), although I have informed GESTAPo that the company Faber & Co. has been designated and approved as the acquirer for the spinning mill. Apart from the fact that for purely economic reasons it is preferable to sell a lease, I think it is ./ S p S1285 J