English Translation

86 Division Pinanz Prague, December 1943. VIIat 1130- 90. To the ministerial office. Subject: Conflict Practice the assets of the cooperatives of agricultural distilleries and their member organizations. Letter from the Chairman of the German Government= Committee of 15. XII. 1943 - V Ld. 40518/43-. By letter of 15 December 1943, the Chairman of the German Government Committee referred to the Slovak Government Committee's intention to approve the agreement as soon as possible. The dispute over the cooperative of the *t agricultural distilleries overstepped.kHe stated that the agreement had for a long time been before the Ministry of Finance of Prague and the National Bank of Prague for confirmation. He stated that the negotiations on the dispute on the German side had been conducted by the head of the Directorate-General for Agriculture=n farms, Standartenführer Pögel. Standartenführér Pögel informed me, on my telephonic request, that the agreement had not been submitted to the Ministry of Finance and that it would not be submitted to him either. In 1943, it was sent to the National Bank to examine the foreign exchange issues connected with the settlement..Oberregierungsrat Winkler confirmed by telephone that the agreement had been in existence for a few days. Therefore, Jch had passed on a copy of the letter dated 15. L2. 1943 to the department V. z.Hd. of the Obergovernungsrat Winkler for completion. I hereby return the original copy of the Sahreiben from December 15, 1943.