English Translation

1s The Neichsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, 30 April 1940. No. It is requested to indicate this trade mark and the subject matter in further letters. To the group Central Administration Z Haush. K/40, by the hand of Dr. Frhr.v. g r e g o r y. P r a g IV., Czernin-Palais. Subject: Attachment dated 29.4. Settlement of the working party of the Group of Cultural Political Affairs at the Reichsprotektor in B.u.M. Team in the Czech Press Office. On the content of the letter of the group Z dated 29.4. it may be noted in principle that at the direction of the Under-Secretary of State by the hand of Dr. Frhr.v.Gregory on 26 August 1939 on the occasion of the planned occupation of the TschpB and the press section of the President of the Council of Ministers, Prag II. Lützowstrasse 5 an amount of RM 600.-- were made available. The disposition about the use of this amount had to be left to me as the head of the newly created team of Group XV in the Czech Press Office, otherwise such an amount would not have had to have been made available. I would ask you, when reviewing the accounts of the amount of RM 440.50 used, to take account of the fact that the occupation of the CHPB and the subsequent establishment of the team took immediate action on the basis of the mob. Planes has been and therefore to me personally, as well as to all employees / this also applies to the guard crew of the SS commanding force / extraordinary requirements was placed on that.It was a safety measure, the effects of which at the time of the occupation / it should be noted that this had to be carried out in a warlike manner and a cover of two machine guns required / not to be overlooked and undoubtedly also the risk of the danger of life for the individual in itself was concluded.This fact is best illustrated by the fact that at the moment of the Occupation on 25 August 1939 20.30 clock in the building Lützowstrasse 5 approximately 100 persons had to to be held until their legitimization and