Sent on: 20 Feb 43
Received on: 22 Feb 43
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SS Lt. Col.
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SECRET
19 Feb 43
Reich Research Counsel
Rf. 234/43 Sr.
The Head of Executive Counsel of the Reich Research Counsel
To the Surgeon General SS and Police SS Lt. Gen. Prof. Dr.
Grawitz
Berlin W. 15
Knesebeckstr. 51
The Reich minister of finance told me that you requested 53 leading positions (BES. GR C3-C8) for your office, partly for a new research institute.
After the Reichsmarshall of the Great-German Reich had, as President of the Reich Research Counsel, taken over all German research, he issued directives, among other things, that in the execution of militarily important scientific tasks, the available institutions, including equipment and personnel, should be utilized to the utmost for reasons of necessary economy of effort.
The founding of new institutes is therefore only possible in as far as there are no institutes available for the furtherance of important war research tasks.
As I don't know your personal purpose and have insufficient information from the explanation the Reich finance minister gave me about the planned institute, I would be thankful if you would further explain your plans and purposes.
I will gladly be at the disposal of one of your co-workers for an interview or would be ready to call upon you personally.
I wish you would inform me as to when and where these discussions may take place.