English Translation

25 The Head of Department V Prague, November 3, 1943. -No. 2137/4311_ 423/x1 To H-Obergruppenführer Minister of State Prank@imt Subject:Klöcknerwerk in Gurein. E - 4. NOV. 1943 1 Appendix. With reference to my lecture of November 1st, I present a copy of a letter to Ministerial Director Marotzke with the request for information. As Dr Voss told me yesterday, about 1 week ago, an agreement was reached between Skoda and Klöckner that the work in Gurein (processing Jndustrie) heard about the Klockner works and that Skoda only received a 26% share in it. Köckner therefore bears the full responsibility for the production in Gurein and for the solution of the social questions arising there special kind. Currently, Hamburgers, who are members of Gurein l2oo, have some of their families with them. The current total workforce is 4500; it is to be increased to 12-15 000 by autumn 1944. Yesterday a very in-depth debate was held at the arms inspectorate in Prague, which is responsible for the management of the Gurein armaments company, drawing on the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour and the Jndustrie Central Association. Major General Hernekemp will report on this at the meeting of the Central Economic Committee next week. The main focus was on the feeding situation, on which representatives of the Department of Food and Agriculture of the German Ministry of State have commented. The potato allocation, as well as the vegetable allocation, was described by Klöckner's management as completely inadequate. With the treatment of all questions related to Gurein - with the exception of the wage-related measures that ORR Stucke is working on - I have entrusted in my main department the 4-Sturmbannführer Rittershaussen, the next day will drive for a further visit and meeting on the spot to Gurine and Brno. d c. doef bave ene iqreedetig 0 dcever wrcke .