THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 158, sig. 110-4/3

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- 3 - manufactured goods come from the now also stylish factory Felix from Trebitsch. Group II/2 of the Reichsprotektor now also emphasizes the possibility of keeping Elster harmless in view of its strong economic damage by giving him allocations from the fuel collection quota available to Group II/2 for the further expansion of his liqueur production. It would therefore be desirable to approve such an allocation for Elster to the greatest extent possible. Even the allocation of 80 to 100 litres would mean that Elster would be in a competitive position in this respect and would recover part of his Czech customer stream. The effect of such a preference of a scattered German merchant would be h.E. In addition, the first report of the SD-LA Prague of 9.1.1942 gave a favourable opinion that Elster was authorised to acquire the former Jewish wholesaler Kraus and to be involved in the wholesale business. Group II/2, on the other hand, argued that the maintenance of a wholesale food business in Triesch was an impossibility for the future for economic reasons and that the so-called Müller Plan (special representative director Rudolf Müller) provided the city of Trebitsch for the establishment of a large-scale operation, as was planned for the whole Protectorate with 14 so- called "build-up enterprises". For the area of the OLB Iglau the company Leopold Ornstein in Trebitsch was selected. This planning was not known both the reporting of the SD department Ig Lau as well as the reporter of the letter of 9.1.1942.