English Translation

He was therefore only willing to pay back the amount to which he had passed on to the warehouse cooperatives in the present Slovak territory, namely 2.35 million K. The debtor of the remaining 6.1 million K was the warehouse co-operative in Kaschau, which is now located in the Hungarian territory. The Slovak government officials demanded that the same principles be applied to the conflict between the Reich and Hungary in the conflict with Slovakia. Since in these disputes the demand of 8.45 million K had been treated as part of the assets of the alcohol sales association, the German government representatives pointed out, on the other hand, that the conclusion of the agreement with the Reich and Hungary had the right to assume that the association of agricultural cooperatives in Preßburg would repay the loan in full. The Association of Agricultural Cooperatives in Prussia had paid the interest without reservation until May 1993; it had only after the conclusion of the agreement between the Reich and Ugarn declared that it accepted the claim only in the amount of 2,35 million K. The alcohol sales association in Prague was readily prepared to apply the same basic principles in the dispute with Slovakia as in the conflict between the Reich and Hungary, if the same conditions were met, i.e. if the claim of 8.45 million K was unconditionally accepted. In view of the fact that both parties maintained their position, the Min.Rat Schmeißer proposed the following comparison: The Association of Agricultural Cooperatives in Bratislava pays a total of 4 million K to the Association of Spiritus Sales in Prague for the payment of its obligations. In the light of the fact that the former Czechoslovak State grants a guarantee levy to the Association for the sale of Spirists to cover the resulting loss, the Protectorate will not be able to assert its claims in respect of Slovak authorities in Prague. On acceptance of these conditions, the agreement provided for by the representatives of the alcohol industry is approved; the Slovak representatives declared that they would be able to pay a maximum amount of K J million. Since an improvement of the Slovak proposal could not be achieved and a further agreement between the alcohol sales association and the protectorate was not considered acceptable by the German side, the negotiations were broken down. There was agreement that both parts would have a free hand for their further action.