English Translation

16 The Head of Division II Prague, 19 September 1941. Mr. Oberregierungsrat Dr. G i e s. On the telephonic request of the State Secretary of yesterday I can report : 1.) After repeated messages of reliable German industrialists of the Protectorate, the performance drop in the defence industry due to the food problems should be estimated at about 15 - 20 %. The Prague Armaments Inspection confirmed to me once again that the food situation is affecting the performance of the workers to an increasing extent and that there is a risk that, if the present condition continues, a loss of performance could occur, which calls into question a timely delivery of the Wehrmacht equipment. The Prague Armaments Inspection does not want to fix a percentage of the power drop, as such findings can only be taken into account. 2.) The Bohemian-Mährische Bahnen require 60-70% of their total wagon park for the Wehrmacht and the armaments industry. This results in the proportion of the protectorate's defence economy in the overall economy of the Protectorate and thus also in the extent to which the military capacity of the local area must be in relation to the total armament capacity of all the empire. f 70 =ccd l 101+0.47