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Secret State Police 16 State Police Headquarters Prague Prague II, 21 February 194 2. Bredauer-baffe 20. B.-Nt. II BM 2 - 3635/41 - Ferntuf Nr. 300-41. Please enter in the answer above business statement and date. Office of the State Fehtetä at the Reichspre eh in Bühmen and Tal EA. Eing. 21.FEB.1942 To M-Group Leader State Secretary K.H. F r a n k Prague Subject: Arrest of some directors of the Eivno Bank, Procedure : Decree of 20 February 1942 - St.S. XI E - 8/42. Annex : 1 Procedure. In the Annex I shall submit the case to the Director of the Radlitzer's milking plant G r a u l i c h. Since 1939, the three first-named workers have continuously purchased a total of 5 kg. of butter without stamps from the Radlitz dairy. These deliveries have only been stopped after the right to stand has been imposed. The case was incurred in connection with the arrest of Dr. Joe H a r t m a n n. Since in the process also Germans, in particular officers of the defense station, are mentioned and the case H a r t m a n n n was the subject of discussions between 4 Obergruppenführer H e y d r i c h, Admiral C a n a r & s and General-Major T o u s s a n t and for reasons which I may speak orally, cannot be handed over to the @ericht, it is intended to take the accused into protective custody for three months and to have the service relationship solved by the Reichsprotector. In the matter, the Director of the Elbe Shipping Group will continue to be arrested. H a n a a e k. In the same way, Director General P'r e i s of the Zivno Bank is also charged. The arrests have taken place after lengthy discussions with J-Obersturmbannführer Dr. E i l e s of SD section ./. ©2XE-8a/42