Order to government, police, and other officials that public policies and announcements are to center on the war effort, and other German-Czech issues should not be publicly discussed, while von Neurath alone will address the Czechs on political issues

.. Prague, 27th June 1941 The Reichs Protector for Bohemia and Moravia I 1 a—3943
[Stamp:] Office of the State Secretary Reichs Protectorate for Bo-hernia and Moravia.
Reed. 16/7/1941
Confidential!
To:
(а) The Office of the Reichs Protector
(б) The Office of the State Secretary .
(c) The Office of the Under State Secretary
(d) The Central Administration
(e) Sections I to IV (/) All groups
(g) The Office for Moravia at Bruenn
(h) The Plenipotentiary of the Armed Forces
(i) The District Labor Chief
O') The Commander of the Public Police
(k) The Commander of the Security Police
(l) The Representative of the Foreign Office
(m) The Party Liaison Office
(n) The Bohemian and Moravian Oberlandraete
(o) The Curator, German Scientific High School, Prague
(p) The Curator, German Technical High School, Bruenn
(q) The higher Finance President
(r) The Chief District Judge
(s) The Attorney General
(t) Head Office, German Reichspost.
Re: Handling of the German-Czech problem.
For the motive stated, I order that in future, when arrangements and publications of any kind concerning the German-Czech problem are made, the views of the whole population are more than ever to be directed to the war and its requirements, while the duty of the Czech nation to carry out the war tasks imposed on it jointly with the Greater Reich is to be stressed.
Other questions concerning the GermanjCzech problem are not suitable subjects for public discussion at the present time. I wish to point out that, without detriment to my orders, administrative handling and treatment of all questions about the German-Czech problem are to be in no way alluded to.
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What is decisive for my order is the necessity for seeing that quiet and order reign in the Protectorate during the war and that the working population, both in the country and in towns, especially in the armaments industry, are allowed to perform their tasks, so important to the war, without hindrance. Public explanations or expressions cannot be allowed to disturb the arrangements I have made for maintaining peace and order. Any disturbance of the public by untimely discussion of the German-Czech problem gives to enemy broadcasters, enemy agents, and opposition-circles the occasion for stirring up the Czech population.
Requisite public statements about the political questions of the Protectorate, and in particular those addressed to the Czech population, are my business and mine alone and will be published in due time.
[signed] : Freiherr von Neurath Witnessed:
[signature illegible] Registrar