English Translation

139 3 and where it is necessary to make up for the damage caused by it. A comparison of the figures obtained in the censuses in the years 19l0 and 1930 can serve as a basis for this. I stress, however, that the decision to replace a Czech municipality leader with a German one on a case-by-case basis is ultimately reserved for me. I therefore request that all the surveys and discussions to be carried out in this matter be conducted in such a way that hopes are not aroused in advance with regard to the proportion of the German population or even with any persons envisaged as government commissioners. If your review shows that there are municipalities in your district where action is required in the above sense, I request that a detailed request be submitted separately for each individual case. In addition to the above population figures, the application must also indicate whether there are reasons for the change which lie in the person of the head of the municipality since then. Furthermore, the request must specify who is envisaged as the Reg. Commissioner for the municipality concerned. It is self-evident that the competent party departments must be involved in the preparation of these measures. If the review of the submitted applications shows that the appointment of German government commissioners is necessary, I will ask the Prime Minister to order the necessary measures (dissolution of the municipal representation by the state authority and the establishment of the Reg, commissioner by the district authority). II. It is a matter of course that in the case of the Czech authorities or the authorities, I will repeatedly be confronted with a behaviour consistent with Article 3(2) of the Führer's Decree v.