English Translation

The commander of the security police 13 July and the SD Prague, 1943. XIX, Kastaninnalles 19 Du das S aa sjekcetücs U i Reidispcotektor in Bohemia and Moravia. -II A 2 - 525/43- Eing.: 14 JULY 1943 Tgb. Nr. B. d. S. Please indicate the date of the reply given above. 1/t4 Subject: Distribution of knives, which are to be regarded as compulsory weapons due to the provisions on the possession of weapons in the Protectorate. Process: Schrb.v.16.2.43 St.S. IV C - 1o/43. On the basis of the above letter, I have caused the Prague and Brno State Police Departments to carry out an in-depth investigation of the facts communicated to me and similar events reported to me from another side. The result of the investigation now available shows that the knives offered by the department store "A r a " are side-gun-like dagger knives, which were called kitchen knives. Introduced in Zlin from Slovakia and delivered in Prague by Kristina Terschova, Prague XII., Kanalgasse 1 in the wholesale trade to the department store "A r a " and the street dealer Bohumir hlmarkt 8. A total of 2959 knives were delivered, of which no could. Since the knives were sold in single person, it is possible to determine the current owner. St.S.IC-10 a/43 14t