English Translation

Copy. (for the Minister)steramt 16. JAN. 1945 The German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia Prague.ll January 1945. VII/1 - 1/45 g Secret Subject: Matricular contribution of the Protectorate of Bohemia TCNON rob and Moravia for calendar years l944 and 2CpDIN edortne 1945. CUTCCONGTCUO l./Note: In his cry to the German Minister of State of 30 November 1944 - Y 1938 - 250 V gRs - the Reich Minister of Finance explained that the development of war since the beginning of the year 1944 has led to a serious increase in the burden on the Reich. Because of the justification in detail reference to the above-mentioned gR case. The Minister of Finance therefore considers it advisable that the matricular contribution for the calendar year 1944,which was previously provided for by 1 Mia RM, should be finally fixed at 1.25 Mia Rm= and that for the calender l945 a ma=trikular contribution of l.5 Mia R m is initially assumed. He asks that this proposal be accepted and that the necessary action be taken by the protector= council government. In particular, it should be borne in mind that the special expenditures of the Reich for the Protectorate have increased considerably since the beginning of the year 1944. Only the damage caused by the air war in the Bohemian - Moravian region exceeds already 200 million RM. They rose rapidly, especially in the last months. In addition, the Reich's efforts for fortification work on the Moravian-Slovak border, which directly serve the protection of the Protectorate, have recently been increased. The aim must be to ensure that the financial burdens of the war are evenly distributed among all parts of the Great German Empire within the limits of their capacity to perform.As far as the Protectorate is concerned, this has not so far been the case to the full extent. The indebtedness of the Reich, which is mainly due to the expenditure on warfare, is considerably higher than the national debt of the Protectorate 34/45 g St.M. I C - 9 b/43 g al h on elng 7