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The Imperial Protector Prague, 8 September 1939 15 in Bohemia and Moravia. RO 21.1a. No. I/3 20937. An a/ the office of the Mr. Reichsprotector, b/ the Office of the Secretary of State, c/ the offices of the Under-State Secretary, d/ the Divisions I and II, as well as all groups of the Authority /including the Moravian Group/, e/ the Commander of the Security Police at the Reichs Protector in Bohemia and Moravia, f/ the Commandant of the Order Police with the Reich Protector in Moravia and Bohemia, g/ the Lords of the Upper Land Councils, /for Mr. Oberlandraten in Moravia through the Moravians Group/. Subject: Medal for the commemoration of 1 October 1988 and the issue of braces on this subject; awards to officials of the supervising authorities. In accordance with Article I of the Führer's Ordinance supplementing the Decree on the Foundation of the Medal in memory of 1 October 1993c 1 May /RGBl.I p.86l/, the Medal commemorating 1 October 1939 is also awarded for merit for the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. According to Article 2, those persons who have been awarded the medal for the re-unification of the Sudeten German territories with the German Reich in memory of 1 October 1988 and who have also acquired the merit of the creation of the Protectorate of Subscbat Bohemia and Moravia, will receive an additional span which will be worn on the band. rm The decrees of the Reich Minister of the Interior concern the awarding of the medal, i.e. the latch to those officials who actually participated in the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, among others to officials of the Leitungsamt.As transfer authorities, the chief of the civil administration at the Army Group RHNS command 3 /Prague/.beim Heeregruppenkommando 5 /Brünn/ and the subordinate departments /Oberlandraten/ are eligible. Therefore, only officials and employees who were assigned to these posts in the period from 15 March to 15 April 1939 are eligible for the transfer. I would ask you, within the shortest time limit, but no later than 20 September l939, to report to me as a false report, which officials and employees are at present at your service, which is subject to the above conditions.