English Translation

The Reichsprotektor . Prague, 27 June 1941 in Bohemia and Moravia No. I 3 a - 4237 Quick letter .To the Prime Minister in Prague Subject: Commemorative Day 5 July l94l With regard to the requirements of the war economy, in order to avoid the failure of a working day, the transfer of the commemoration day 5 July I94l (Cyrill and Method ) to Sunday, 6 July I 94l seems necessary. I refer here to the decree of the General Plenipotentiary for the Reichsverwaltung of 15 May 194l, by which for the same reasons also the heaven= travel day and the Pronleichnamstag were transferred to the next following Sonnta=. I ask that the necessary regulations be made by decree in accordance with the regulations introduced last year. In particular, I ask that the services to be held on July 5th, 194l should not exceed the scope of the work day services of the Lord. I also ask that a penalty threat be included in the regulation to be issued at the discretion of the court. I ask for expedited decision-making and a right= timely announcement of the regulation. The consent to the immediate publication in accordance with Art. 5, paragraph 5 of the Führer's Decree of 16 March 1939, RGBl.I p. 485, is hereby granted.For the celebrations on the occasion of the Hustag (6 July 194l), I ask you to make a similar arrangement as in the previous years (see the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior of 3 July 1939, paragraph 9664). With regard to the war event=se, the celebrations should be limited to a minimum.