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Arbeitskommission Brems- und Kupplungsbeläge Berlin-Halensee, lo.July 19 Kurfürstendamm i57/158 The Deputy Head Tel.: 97.13.03 Al/Mü. in the Main Committee Motor Vehicles To the government of the Reichsprotektor in 12th July 1943 Bohemia and Moravia, z.Hd. State Secretary Obergruppenführer Fr a n k, Pr a g /Protektor. Betr: Relocation of the company Arthur Hecker Kommanditgesellschaft, Dresden to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. I hereby confirm my LT telegram from 6.d.M. as follows: "Regards application company Arthur Wecker, Dresden for acquisition of the firm Asbestos Zwertschinek at Kolin stop Obiger application is supported from here. In this regard, I note that the above-mentioned Firna has applied for the transfer of its production to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and intends to acquire for this purpose the company Asbestos, which is in the dejudgment. The leading companies in the friction-covering industry are based in Dresden; with the ever-increasing hostile air attacks, the possibility that a place like Dresden has an enemy effect must also be reckoned with. In the event of a failure of one of the three Dresden companies, there would currently be no possibility of production, which must also be described as an absolute bottleneck. The establishment of a completely new production facility would take a long time and would result in a shortage that would be unacceptable during this period. Although the immediate or emergency relocation for the friction-covering industry was not ordered a few months ago, the conditions have changed in the meantime in such a way that today it must be operated precautionarily in order to also ensure an increase in production. After a detailed examination with the competent special committee for parts of vehicles and the persons in need, i.e. Reichsminister der Luftfahrt as well as the Army Arms Office, this request is granted from here. Statement of the Reich Minister of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe GL-Planungsamt GL/A-Pl 3 II and minutes of the discussion on 8.7. Ing 1 and Wa Chef Ing 4 I add.