English Translation

28 Prague, 1st October 1943 Report Visit of the Ostmark plants, Bétrieb Lösch on 6th and 7th October 1943 The plant is built l94l. Production start spring 1943. Built according to latest experience. Production of spray and control units, control valve with barometer cans for the air force / fighter program/. Highly sensitive fine mechanical production. Staff status: Employees 700, of which 37% are German, 37% women. Employees 3,500, of whom 5.3% are German 18% women. 230 German apprentices almost consistently from the Alpine countries. Increase in the number of employees: up to the end of 19943 000 workers. Determined: l./ Housing conditions: do a/ 12 housing barracks for approx. 320 men. At present only 350 - 400 men are employed. The picture of the barracks extremely bad, very dirty. Should be bugged.Mice, rats. Large coke storage in the middle of the plant. In individual barracks still building material accommodated in depots. b/ A factory settlement of 20 double houses /RIM Holzhäusersiedlung/ for German families is almost finished. e/ 6 living barracks for the teaching boys. Good and beautiful designed. d/ for 1,150 workers, housing must still be created in 1944. No provision has yet been made by the company's manager for this. 2./ Catering of the following: wage and salary earners together in communal kitchen. 841 0