English Translation

2/ St.M. VII A _ 12 /45 g. Prague, 6 March 1945. eht 1.) Note: I asked the captain Owin assigned to the office of the chief prisoner of war Owin on 5 March 1945, when visiting the office, whether the order of the commander of the prisoners of war VIII dated 27 February 1945. - Sign Ia 204/45 secret, concerning shootings of prisoners of war, had to be traced back to events in the Protectorate. Jch had pointed out that the Minister of State had, as it is well known, described any unnecessary hardship against prisoners of conscience during their removal by the Protectorates as undesirable. This had been expressly and repeatedly communicated to the Prague office, if the protectorate had committed shootings of prisoners of war for exhaustion, illness, diseases, etc., this would be a clear violation of a political instruction of the Minister of State. Jch would ask for clarification in this regard. Owin agreed to declare himself on the grounds that led to the order being issued. 2. Wv. to 10.3.1945 with the signatory.