STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1296, sig. 109-4/1050

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82a In addition, other actions are continuing to aim at increasing the food leeway for the population. Not only did the farmers of the Prague city area be encouraged in their own meetings to achieve the highest possible yield increase, but the city administration also recorded all the green areas and plots suitable for vegetable and cereal planting, and even took them under cultivation or passed them on to applicants from the population. It was my particular endeavour to divide the German people accordingly. The Nazi women's association showed lively interest and received their wishes for allocation of suitable building areas. Furthermore, the collection of food leftovers and kitchen waste was continued according to plan. The experiences made in Holleschowitz and Dewitz clearly indicate that the action can now be extended to the entire urban area. All the preparations have been made for the construction in Keeg of large pig fattening mills with the help of the shape stone bricks of the municipal waste incineration plant, for which the municipal community and the agricultural industry are providing the funds, while the NSV will take over the administration of the EU. The visit of Chief of Command Hilgenfeldt to the town hall provided a welcome opportunity to discuss all relevant questions again. - The difficulties with which other large German cities had to struggle in the potato supply have so far been spared Pi. Even if a certain shortage is likely to occur in the near future, then this will hardly reach outside as well as elsewhere. It has proved to be exceptionally favorable that a large amount of potatoes was stored from the municipality, which could then be made available to the population at the right time. In the last two months, the city's welfare administration was faced with major tasks, as the military administration requested most of the care institutions in Reuth for hospital purposes. It was only after lengthy negotiations of all the involved bodies that it was possible to provide suitable accommodation for the elderly and the elderly, S D 53312 2/MA