English Translation

In March, sabotage continued to decline (including all cases of minor cases in February against 30 cases, 63 cases in January and December and 5 cases in November, which represented the culmination of the sabotaging wave). After operating sabotage has almost ceased, it can be established that, apart from some delays in delivery, no damage to German interests was achieved, since all orders were fulfilled and all damages were replaced by the Danish State. Work of the German security police continued successfully. In March 39 arrests for suspected sabotage, 42 for suspected espionage and 213 for suspicion of other illegal activities. In March some. Terrorism and terror between Danes, German interests not directly affected. 2. Danish administration continued to be loyal and docile, in particular having fulfilled my extensive demands to support the fortification work in Jutland completely and effectively, only - since it is not currently relieved by any Danish political authority - does it wish to be covered by a clear demand or an order of 57352 from my side. 3. Agricultural deliveries to Germany in the first half of the current Wirtec year (1.10.43 to 31.3.44) were well above expectations. Increase in meat by 117 per cent compared to the first six months of the last marketing year (1.l0.42 to 31.3.43), butter by 70 per cent, seeds by 140 per cent and horses by 63 per cent. Two dangers threaten the maintenance of this increased level of production: on the one hand, less and less indispensable means of production are being supplied from the Reich (commercial fertilizers, agricultural equipment and spare parts, plant protection products, etc.) even strip iron, nails, wire etc. are missing for the packaging of the products to be exported. On the other hand, the better paid work for German contract workers has extracted agricultural workers from agriculture. I have taken measures to comb the agricultural workers out of non-agricultural work. 4. The Danish Armaments Staff has reported that it has placed orders for 488.406.0λRM military orders and 70.232.0C0 RM for war-related civilian needs in Denmark by 31.12.43. The delivery rate is reported at 73 per cent.