English Translation

1 :} - 2 - From these considerations Director Müller agreed with the permanent Reichsauftragsverwaltung in Teltsch. Here the opinion was expressed that Elster must be supported. It was agreed that Elster should be taken into account in special actions carried out by the Authority and that support should be given in the course of the current closures of power stations. Furthermore, there was talk with the district chief in Iglau about the Elster case. During this debate, it was stressed that Elsten should be employed as Deputy Government Commissioner in Triesch. In view of his pecuniary situation, it will be requested that compensation be given to him for this activity. Moreover, the district head is in principle in favour of supporting Elster in every respect. In the course of this matter, negotiations are also held with the district business consultant of the district management in Iglau. Here, too, one is of the same opinion and in the course of the debate, an immediate measure has been taken to this effect and with the director of the GEDEKA in Iglau agreed to supply Elster preferentially in various defective goods. Also, the wholesale trade Leopold Ornstein, Trebisch, wants to provide Elster preferred in all goods, which he urgently needs to raise his company. " The Czech Moravian Association for Potatoes and Starch in Prague reported on the case of Elster that, by order of the Reichsmonopolverwaltung, all spirits production plants, whose monthly basic quota does not exceed 50o L W, were shut down. This order has also affected the production of liqueurs by the Elster, so that today there is no possibility of resuming its liqueur production and increasing the quota for the said person. The Reichsmonopoly administration has so far completely rejected such requests for reasons of war economy and in view of the plight of large enterprises. The association has come forward with the business group Spiritusindustrie and has asked to carry out a new review of the concentration on the alcohol sector in agreement with the competent Reichsauftragsverwaltungen. In this context, the basic quota limits generally laid down at the first concentration are to be decisive, but they should also be allowed for further processing in cases which are worthy of consideration, even if they are below this limit. A distribution of spirit in the extent that Elster could take over Wehrmacht's orders is not possible, because he has the prerequisites