STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1468, sig. 109-4/1222

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English Translation

It can be assumed that the founding of the company was encouraged by the Jewish side, especially because the Jewish companies immigrated to the trunk Chechoslovakia were undoubtedly determined, for political reasons, not to do any business with the Sudeten-German company Schowanek in the future. Since the establishment of the competition company, but all of it the abduction of trade secrets already at that time a serious threat to the sudeten German woodbead industry depends on their employment the fate of thousands of homeworkers, a serious danger posed, the construction of the protectorate of the damålig~ Dr.Fritz Köllner with Mr. State Secretary immediate action an extension ban for eb. At the same time, Mr. Hans Schowan company J.Schowanek in Albrechtsdorf received the support of the competitor company in Semil, Dr. ge for the abduction of industrial secret in order to reach the Sti Betriehes as far as possible. Mr. Schowanek has complied and handed over a total of eleven complaints. However, the start of the proceedings resulted in the fact that at least 2 to 3 years had to be expected for their expiry, so that Mr. Hans Schowanek entered into negotiations in Semil on the advice of his lawyer with the company Drabek a spol.. The negotiations concluded that Mr. "ans Schowanek as a company entered into the company Drabek a spol. with 37 1/2 % shares, here- 1_-: however, the obligation had to take on itself to stand with the chsprotector for a lifting of the extension ban imposed by Mr. Staatsekre - Frank. No doubt, at the conclusion of the contract, the intention of Drabek a spol. was to force the company to lift the ban on expulsion by the introduction of the rn Hans Schowanek into the company, but without having to grant Mr Schowanec a real influence on the management of the company in Semil. It must be mentioned that Mr Schowanek's share of the shares he had exercised was 17% of its share in the