THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2224, sig. 109-11-25

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4/ The use of overnumerable rooms in unreasonably large apartments by the Housing Office of the City of Brno should be made available in the form intended for emergency situations. In the negotiations mentioned above, the Brno City Council had given a number of suggestions which included an immediate programme, short-term and long-term measures, and which, among other things, sought various amendments to the legislation. In the case of an interview with the head of my Space Exploration Office on my behalf with the Head of your Department I, Oberlandrat Frhr:von W a t t e r , and with the Director of your Division I 3a, Ministerial Councillor Dr. R o s s l e r, which led to this, came to the unanimous view that there is no reason for further legislative measures at present, but that the desire for more uniform and energetic implementation of housing management in large-scale farms is justified. In particular, it seems to me necessary that the Mayor or the Police President of Brno be given strengthened powers in this regard. In my capacity as Chairman of the Arms Commission and your Commissioner for the security and management of space needs, I have accordingly ensured that further arms production has not generally been moved to Brno, since the available space is largely used by storage of all kinds. The planned transfer of the Technical Academy of the SS to Brno proves particularly difficult for the limited accommodation conditions in Brno. In my responsibility for the arms industry in the Protectorate, I must draw your attention to the concern that the completely inadequate housing of the German members of Klöckner's and their families seriously endangers the implementation of the important engine plant in Gurein. This danger is increased by the fact that the barracks in Gurein will soon have to be freed for newly assigned labour forces. Apart from that, the mass housing of the German peoples in this probably occasion is likely to be