English Translation

48a - 2 - various claims of the Bata A.G. Zlin against foreign Bata companies. The deferral should be made in such a way that a first instalment of around 2.4 million kroner should be paid on September 2nd l939; the larger payments should also be covered by the end of l94o. I myself became aware of this business in connection with my efforts, in agreement with the special envoy of the Reichsbank to the National Bank, to shed light on the devising relationships at Bata and, if possible, to bring in current foreign exchange. In addition, I was informed by a foreign returning national Bata employee that the shoes were still unsold in the camp near Bergen. What was obvious under the war conditions was the suspicion that the footwear was sold from the Bata Sko-og to Englang via Holland. In secret, the German Consulate in Bergen was informed of the situation that the camp was to be monitored. In the case of a removal of the shoes, for example to the sea, such an advanced intervention was planned; if necessary even by German naval forces the relevant steamer should be captured after 56512 England. Officially, I have the management of the Bata A.G. I pointed out that the shoes had been sold at prices which were already at the limit of the tolerable, but which had to be described as insufficient in the context of the war. If a price change is no longer possible by contract, it must at least be demanded that the shoes be paid within a short period of time. If the Bata Sko-og could not sell the shoes soon, the shoes would have to be returned to Germany, where there is an urgent need for such workers' shoes. It is not typical military shoes, but more workers' shoes, which of course could also be used for military purposes. At the same time, I opened up to the management of the Bata A.G. that although the goods had been officially sold to the BATA Sko-og, the directorate of the A. G. Zlin did not thereby agree with the