Heil Hitler!
[rubber stamp] Signed: Mentzel
Ministerialdirektor SS Major General
SECRET
19 Feb. 1943
REICH RESEARCH COUNSEL
Rf. 232/43 Sr.
To the Reich Minister of Finance
Head of Executive Counsel of the Reich Research Counsel
Berlin W. 8
Wilhelmplatz 1-2
You notified me on the 19th Dec. (J4761-174 I g III, Ang) concerning the research work by the Surgeon General SS and Police, and asked me what stand I take. Since the work of the state chief of research started originally in the armament department, I was unable to clear up any questions pertaining to the medical department, which came up in the last weeks. But I shall do so in the near future, and I believe I can already say that the new institutes requested by the surgeon general of SS and police will be unnecessary since other institutes can cover these planned missions.
I shall have a conference with the surgeon general SS and police pertaining to details of this planned work and, at that time, I shall let you know what my final stand will be. I would like to suggest, therefore, to defer the decisions at this time.
In this connection I state that the health officer, State Secretary Conti approached the president of the research counsel requesting funds to establish an institute for virus research in Frankfurt on Main.
Investigations to date have shown that the institute is not necessary since the planned work can, without doubt, be done * * *
Pres. Reich Research Counsel
Head of Executive Counsel
Berlin-Steglitz 19 Feb. 43
Grunewaldstr. 35
To the Reichsminister of Finance
W. 8, Wilhelmplatz 1-2