THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, INV. 14, Sig. 109-1/16

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1003 The deputy head of the Foden Office N Ministry of Eandwirtschaft - 1X. Section Group Vill = Finance 10 20 February 1040. u'sva Department:- Revision. Deutschehof (Těšnov) No. 65. Feruruf: 60241. Your sign: To letter of : Our Zeiden: B/Ha/Tie. SS - Obersturmführer Tostmann Letter of: Prague VII U Smaltovny 3. p.A. Non-profit settlement cooperative Ges.m.b.H. Subject: Communal housing cooperative reg.G.m.b.H., Iglau. Referring to the meeting on 9 February 1940 with Dr. Giesser, the Councillor of the Supreme Government, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the following questions have to be clarified by you : 1./ Dr. Giess had made you an obligation to complete the I. Construction phase still necessary materials to buy immediately in order to counter an increase in the total formation - cost of the settlement by possible price increases. 2./ In order to ensure that the cooperative is not subject to arbitrary claims in the event of wage increases and that work is awarded at fixed prices, the tradesmen and entrepreneurs must immediately enter into non-legal contracts for the contracts which are to be awarded and which are still to be concluded. Giess does not wish for nebulizing contracts, but clear, firm agreements that exclude future demands and subsequent proceedings due to price differences. 3./ Mr. Chief Governmental Counsellor Dr. Giest has instructed you, with Mr. Mayor Dr. Engelmann to negotiate that the urban construction engineer, Mr. Baumeister Petschenka, will take over the supervision of the approved construction execution independently of the construction management and also take over all calculations and 272