English Translation

The German Minister of State Satana for Bohemia and Moravia IV 1 c 5446 I./ To the Wehrmacht authorised representative at the Reichsprotektor and commander in the Bohemian Wehrkreis and Moravia, Herr General der Infanterie T o u s s a n t Prag XIX Platz der Wehrmächt 5. Betr.i Loge of the Wehracht authorized representative in the Deutsche Opernhaus. For the personal service of the authorized officer of the Wehrmacht, the lodge No. 5 on the right hand side of the Deutsche Opernhaus was exceptionally provided free of charge in the season l943/44. To my regret I cannot maintain this regulation for the coming season as a result of justified objections of the Court of Auditors of the German Reich. In addition, this regulation had to lead to similar wishes being brought to me by other leading bodies, e.g. the party; which I cannot comply with for the same reasons. I would like to take note of this and inform me immediately whether you intend to rent the above-mentioned lodge 'for the coming season, for example together. The annual prize would amount to about RM 7,500.-. If you do not make use of this possibility, the Minister of State has agreed to provide you with seats for your personal use on request in his lodge at the Opera House. I would ask that the Minister's office be directly contacted in these cases, while in the case of the allocation of seats in the state lodges of the other theatres, it is responsible for the 2