English Translation

Division VI Prague, 11 October 1944. Food and Agriculture VI - R/3 -/56 /44 g Secret To the head of the ministry in the house Subject: Lecture of the head VI to the Minister of State on 10.10.1944. 2.) Despite the greatest possible disengagement of transport in the food industry, the wagon position was completely unsatisfactory. For example, in order to transport potatoes from 29.9. to 4.10.d.J., only 69% of the required wagons were made available on average. Carriage of bread cereals was even more unfavourable, as was the case with fertilizers, sugar, live animals, fruit and vegetables. According to the Commissioner for the garden and viticulture industry, a transport movement of 150,000 tonnes of vegetables is to be expected by the end of November. In view of the inadequate production of potatoes - although there were already open cars for the loading of food potatoes - I decided that the transport of vegetables in favour of potato transport should be restricted.