English Translation

It THE PRACTICAL PROTECTOR Prague, 13 April 1940 in Bohemia and Moravia I_3_a=2735:40 Nr. 1111 Quick letter! 1.a.d. To L2414.40. (a) Divisions I and II (b) all groups, including G:uppe Moravia (c) all Upper Land Councillors (to the Upper Land councils in Moravia by means of the Giuppe Moravia (d) the commander of the security police " ("1 11" Ordnungspolizei f) the Wehrmacht authorised representative g) the representative of the Foreign Office Subject: Flag on 20 April 1940. April 2nd is a general day of flagging within the meaning of the Second Ordinance implementing the Reichsflaggengesetz of 28 July 1938, RGBl.I, p.917, as amended by the Regulation amending this Regulation of 3 July l939, RGBl. I, pp.l088. The rich's own authorities, departments and bodies of public law flew according to the decree of the Reich Minister of the Interior dated 3 March 1939, I b 105/39-4015 (RMBliV.1939 p.399) and according to my decrees, concerning the invitation to the flag of 9 October 1939, 1 3 a-22559 and the use of the protectorate flag in relation to the Reich and national flag of 1 February 1940, I 3 a- 54/i940, in particular paragraph 2 of this latter decree. The protectorate government will issue instructions on its own initiative to the protectorate authorities to flag all state and municipal buildings. The population is also invited to flag. In addition, April 20, 1940 is a working day, in the pay a change does not occur. With regard to May, special instructions will follow. Commissioned by Dr.v.Burgsdorff Certified: sent to the office of Mr. Reichsprotektor to the Office of the Secretary of State Ly1 the Office by Mr. Under-Secretary of State Employee./ with request for information. $\D 3