English Translation

69 On paragraph 5: The amount requested here is mainly intended to improve such collections, which are particularly important in order to illustrate the German character of the culture of the Bohemian-Mauritian countries, e.g. in the field of folk and settlement studies, art and national history, etc., and to supplement the ddut collections of the Modern Gallery and a gallery of the 19th century. A further 21 ooo RM will be included in the estimates of the Protectorate government. To point 6: The amount of 5o ooo,- RM is intended for the protection of particularly endangered cultural monuments, whose preservation as a witness to the German character of the art of the Bohemian Moravian countries is particularly important. A further 75 ooo RM for the protection of historical and other 11 ooo rm for pre- and early-historic work and excavations are provided for in the budget of the Protectorate Government. 8 ooo, RM can also be used for indispensable preliminary work (inventory). The funds will be used under German supervision. As regards paragraph 7: The amount is intended to support some of the down-to-earth scientific societies and associations which are particularly worthy of the struggle for ethnicity, whose work cannot be lost in the future (in particular support for the association for the history of the Germans in the Sudeten countries, the Moravian Geschichtaverein, the German Society of Knowledge and Art in Brno, and the promotion of other scientific endeavours (aids for publications, etc.) The proposal of the government of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia provides for 3 ooo RM for this purpose. For the Wiesenseheften-in-Preg- Deutsche Gesellschaft (future Alademie) of the sciences in Prague, 2o ooo,- RM are provided in this estimate.