English Translation

17 The Head of Department V Prague, 12 August 1943 - No. 1697/43 - Bia à CL 3 4.7 † 7 inU EA13. AUG. 1943 Mr. Ministerial Councillor G i e s . Subject: Report of the Primator representative of Prague, here: Shoe supply. Reference: Jhre Zuschrift vom 27.Juli l943 St.S.IV M - 124/43. The complaints of the primator representative in Prague in his report of l3 July ds.Js. As I have pointed out by questioning, only the supply of better footwear to the German population is covered. The shoe exchange point mentioned in the first sentence of the extract is not related to this. The quotas for "better footwear" (leather shoes) have been lower for the summer months in the Protectorate, as in the rest of the Reich, in order to ensure that more wooden shoes are worn. According to the planning for the whole Reich, an increase in the quota for leather street shoes should be made in the coming autumn and winter months anyway. As the contin ued units are allocated according to a percentage of the population of each municipality, the allocation of special quotas is only possible if individual municipalities do not fully exploit their quotas.This is hardly to be expected with the current high demand,m.E. also not necessary The question of the allocations of a special quota for interpretations in Prague would, however, be considered. do not appear at all if the supply of the Germans with shoes the general cover - Ch/1042l-W11