English Translation

28 - 3 - The need to avoid unrest, change and extra work in the fifth year of war. Taking all these circumstances into account, I urge you to refrain from nationalizing the criminal police at this stage and instead rather to try to link the protectorate police more closely to the well-working German-led authorities (state authorities, district authorities and municipalities). The decree on the Protectorate Police, which I have drafted for this purpose, will soon be the subject of discussions with the Division II (Justitariat) and the Command of the Security Police and the SD. 8.