THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 980, sig. 110-8/53

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THE HIGHER 44 AND POLICE FUHRER Prague, 16 November 1944. FOR BÖHMEN AND MÄHREN CZERNINPALAIS Telephone connection 093 OF THE GENERAL REFERENT FOR THE REFERENCE No. 3461 MpuCAEDeE TRANSITAL AIR PROTECTION dento I8 a30 No. ..1238. DEpeuqes transcript. da n Zentralverband des Handwerks für Böhmen und Mähren in Prag Betr.i Handicraft use for the removal of bomb damage. In order to prevent any third-party use of the craft, all the departments responsible for the operation, in particular all the local operators, must be consulted. Column leader, the following daqozarda " Due to an order of the General Officer for the Superlocal Air Protection, all bodies entrusted with the use of craft forces after air raids are forbidden to take instructions regarding the deployment of craft workers from the other side, except from the General Secretary for the superlocal Air Guard or the Central Association of Craftsmen. The prohibition applies not only to the practical use of craft workers, but also to the formation of new columns, the publication of statistical information, etc. If such requirements are met, the applicant shall in any case be referred to the general officer for the super-local air protection or the Central Association of Crafts. Those who nevertheless accept or even carry out orders from third parties will be punished accordingly in the future. " Two copies of your corresponding announcement are to be sent to me. At the same time I notice that the prohibition also applies to the Central Association itself.