THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 3, sig. 110-1/5

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33 - 3 - Head of Division. Do not submit everything above. Discharge of the head of department by extending the powers of the technical staff. V.) Preparatory measures. In accordance with the order of importance of war in the Protectorate (above III) and taking advantage of the simplification possibilities provided for in the directives (afore IV), the following measures should be prepared: 1. Complete closure of areas and installations of war of unimportant importance; 2. Limitation of activity to less important areas of war and, as far as possible, war-related areas. This may enable the temporary or permanent administration of several areas by a staff member. /Proposals from the Head of Division to the Secretary of State (Office). Here, too, the need for the use of German forces is to be scrutinized strictly, taking full advantage of all possibilities.