Germany'S MINISTRY FOR CHEATURES AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 1049, sig. 110-10/53 (damaged)

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126 Division VI Food and Agriculture Prague, 6.111.1045 VI - R/3 - 130/45 g Seheim To the head of the ministry in the H a u s e Subject: Presentation of Division VI to the Minister of State on 3.3.1945. 1.) The Minister of State was informed of the cuts planned in the Reich, he is in principle agreed that similar measures were also carried out in Protectorate. Apart from the extension of the food cards for the 72nd and 73rd allocation period by a total of one week, the further reduction in ration for the 73th was not possible. Assignment period in the Reich 1000 g bread, 250 g food and 125 g fat. For children from 3 to 10 years the reduction for bread is only 500 g. The bread ration of the smallest children up to 3 years is not reduced. The reduction of the self-sufficiency ration is not yet known here. In the Protectorate 1000 g of bread are also reduced. For reasons of card technology, only a reduction of 200 g is initially made for nutrient products. Fat ration is retained. Even without a reduction, fat ration in the protectorate is even lower for the age groups of 18 years and more by 26 g, for 14 - 18 years by 250 g, and for 6 - 14 years by 125 g. The ratios are higher by 125 g each for the ages of 3 - 6 years and less than 3 years. From the 74th allocation period onwards, the fat ratios should be adjusted as far as possible to the ratios of the Reich.