English Translation

M - 6 - only the distribution of bread; but this country, which eats heavily bread, is narrowly measured with a daily weight of 30 gr., apart from the fact that the population had to radically separate itself from the once so popular "ice bread". In the above-mentioned bread ration also the allocation of flour is included, which according to consistent statements leaves to be desired. A weekly quantity of 400 - 600 gr. is planned for meat, which has so far only been allocated irregularly. On the basis of a budget card presented to me, I was able to convince myself that the fat card has not been redeemed since several holes; only a bit of oil has been allocated from time to time. Butter and lard are only available in the black trade at the price of RM 15,- or RM 100,--, sugar was allocated for example in Sofia 1 kg each on 28.l 0.42 and 1l.1.43, and a further allocation to only 7o0 gr. was made on February 1, 1943. The Bulgarian felt particularly painfully the irregular rice allocations. He received 400 gr each, on the 8th of February 1943. ==References====External links== To prove that in the house keeping, which with Lewas exactly misses, it is often scarcely here, let us say that a friendly family proudly pointed to the bacon gifts from Romania, In the few good restaurants Sofias you can probably eat well and abundantly according to German terms, but with the friher known suppleness it is over. The meatless days are strictly observed in Bulgaria and on the remaining days the menu usually has only one or two lamb meat dishes. The urban population is not particularly satisfied with the economy in itself and especially with the deficiencies of an apparatus that has not yet entered, and the russian-communist current existing in the country is now in these weak places, while stocks of industrial supplies declined noticeably despite price increases. This is already sometimes noticed by a critical pattern of the shop windows, which do not have the previously known abundance, that in textiles more sales would be made, but the population has already consumed the sections of its textile map, which was published 3 years ago and no longer renewed. Shoes are not available even on demand, unless one covers itself in the black trade. In summary, the cost of living for years has risen by about twice, while the public officials' salaries have only been improved by 30 percent during this time. Wages and salaries in the private sector have mostly not been increased. The Bulgarians complain that German start-ups paid current salaries, which would result in a constant outflow of their qualified workforce (German correspondents, etc.). Despite the undeniable sharp increase in the overall price level, the population has not yet adopted the characteristic, inflationary thinking. The monetary signs have still gained theirs in the eyes of the peasants and the city dwellers, and the sense of austerity is still lively. - ot -