Germany's MINISTRY for Chechnya and Moravia, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 812, sig. 110-6/5 (damaged)

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WILHELM SCHMIDT Brüx, on 4.0ktober 1943. BURGERMEISTER DER STADT BRUX SE Minister -6. OKT. 1943 T0 To the 46Lg Minister of State SS Obergruppenführer Pg.Karl Hermann Fr a n k Babos .dor Prague. Subject: Conversion of the castle Triblitz for a youth home e of the NSV. Dear Minister of State ! teaWert party comrade Frank ! sffe* I The district head of the district Brüx Pg. Kraus had the opportunity to speak with you, dear Minister of the State, about the continuation of the reconstruction of the chateau belonging to the city of Brux. On this occasion, Minister of State, you agreed to consider whether there is a possibility of continuing the reconstruction of the Triblitz Castle, which has now been suspended. For your understanding and your willingness, I would like to express my warmest thanks to you already now and to announce to you the following: til The castle of Triblitz, formerly the seat of Countess Ulrike von Lewet- zow, belongs to the city of Brüx. Since the castle is unused, I have at the time, through the initiative of the Prime Minister in Aussig, declared myself willing to rebuild the castle in order to make it available as a youth hostel after completion. Since the intended purpose, namely to strengthen the border Germanism, had hardly been achieved with the provision of the castle as a youth hostel due to its location and also •/• 00000 St.M.M-52/43