English Translation

33 because they were not entrusted with executive power in their territory in its entirety. Otherwise, their scope was in line with the tasks of the heads of the civil administration but at a lower level. Basically, like the chiefs of the choirs, Oberlandrati were on it with the fact that they decided on the agenda of a considerable extent, i.e. ((13) It was supposed to be especially about the matter of the Protectorate Germans, the administration of foreign, military protection, more part of the internal security and finance agenda, as well as the supervision of transport, mail and communications, and at the same time to check the operation of the protectorate authorities and to see that the Czech administration fully corresponds to the interests of the German Empire. The authorities of the Supreme Earth Council (der Oberlandrat - ORL) were the basic unit of the German political administration. These authorities were established immediately after the occupation of the rest of the Czech Republic (Resttschechei) at the time of the military administration. The German term "oberlandrat" in the Protectorate was also taken into official Czech as a name for the Office, but also for the designation of the official at its head, considered inspector of the Reich Protector, later inspector of German State Minister. In their areas they had no Czech equivalent: their territory consisted of several districts. Originally 23 were established in Bohemia and 12 different large Oberlandrats in Moravia, but gradually, as autonomous administration was subjected and controlled, their number fell to 6 in Bohemian Republic and 2 in Morava. During the occupation military administration, Oberlandrates were directly subordinate to the head of the civil administration in the army group 3 (Bohemia) Konrad Henlein and in the military group 4 (Morava) to the county leader Josef Bürkel. (14) Oberlandrats were subordinate to the so-called district commissioners, who were to carry out their duties towards the county authorities. For each district governorship was designated "landrat" (higher administrative officer), one additional official, three Gestapo officials, one gendarmerie officer, three interpreters, 25 officers for individual service, two police officers with typewriters, two personal cars and drivers, one police ambush car with driver and three motorcycles with trailer trucks. The materials emphasized that all activities should be based on the local German population. This group in the district captains should ensure that the population surrender arms, radios, should censor the local press, should prevent the shipment from being shipped abroad within three days of the day of the occupation, i.e. the day after the occupation.