English Translation

Dr. B e r t s ch MinlsterarPrague, September 2, 1944. Kibgu 4th SEP. 1944 32 An -Standartenführer TD Personal! Self-handed! Betr.: Procurement of hand pumps for the weapons-ll, Reference: Letter of August 28, 1944, St.M. XII M - 4 c/44. Installations:2. The companies involved in pump production of the Protectorate receive their quotas from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. These quotas are earmarked and may only be processed for agricultural contracts for which a special certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is required. Depending on the available capacity of the manufacturers, an additional production of punches is possible, but provided that the required quotas are provided. Sigmund-Chema, Luttein near Olomouc, or Prague, the most important company, supplies, among other things, a hand pump with go mm piston transmitter. However, the manufacturers have long been burdened with emergency orders, so that even if an emergency classification were presented, the delivery time would be about 5 months and, in the case of orders without emergency classification, the time of delivery would be approximately 10 months. In special cases, it is possible for the monitoring stations to enforce the preferred delivery of a few pumps by means of a special edition. I would like to know whether the Minister of State attaches great importance to this. 0 M.R. 45. aherg pertl Cecred Eick. eimo Ag Mny Uer ht whe A do 6.9.44 x11 th-401/44