English Translation

71 Dr. Bertsch then reported on the reconstruction work at the Hydrierwerk in Brüx/Sudetenland and informed of the demand of the Reichsministerium Speer to provide for this in certain - circumference skilled workers from the Prot ektorat. This legitimate wish should be met - also at La=sten der Armswirtschaft - accelerated. Furthermore, Dr. Bertsch that the looo additional workers needed for the end of May had been obliged to pay for the arms= economy. For the month of June the year, a total of 50o of workers had to be employed at the disposal of the armaments inspector. It would be possible, in order to make this possible, however, not to be circumvented, to intervene most strongly in the consumer goods industry. This also applies to the woodworking Jndustrie, which mainly affects the construction of barracks for the rest of the Reich. Finally, the encouraging message could be made that in the "Central Planning" in Berlin was created, those protectorate members from Moravia. Ostrava and surroundings for the mining of this area = 1 which in recent years have been pledged to the rest of the Reich and are suitable for mining. e.g. Prague, June 3, 1944. their managing member: A chmidt) (Dr.Bertsch) Approved! penführer and Minister of State.