English Translation

B 113a As the Bata A.G. in Zlin continuously acknowledges the German armaments interest and makes substantial contributions, it is also able to enforce the German interest in the Slovak Bata a.g. However, it is not true that the partisan uprising in Slovakia, which had a military power over the completely unarmed and militarily and policely fully uncovered follow-up in Šimonovny, would have had effects only in the Bata plants, it has been shown that these effects have become particularly visible where mass-sized industrial groups are present and especially where the leadership of partisans was particularly interested in taking over important stocks. As the Bata plants in Zlin have not been a breeding ground for communism so far due to their high wages and high social benefits, the Slo-Wak Bata society has also emerged from the Slovak economy through similar services. The Bata A.G. in Zlin is acknowledgable that its success has so far demonstrated a very considerable degree of discipline and work ethic. Attempts by third parties to shake this attitude have certainly not been spared this following. The Slovak Bata A.G. has done everything possible to bring the following back to work as soon as possible under the leadership of the German authorized general. It has by the fact that it for the 2 weeks of the 40255