English Translation

This is particularly true of ores, bauxite, coal, wood. Italian pressure on the economic field is increasing, with the Croats believing that there is a greater degree of German resemblance than has been the case so far. However, investment in industrial works was not known. Apart from the Italian part of Dalmatia/, the Italian interest seems to consist more in falling asleep in the import and export trade. Italian delivery claims are still directed to machinery, including those for ground meliorations, electrical systems and tractors. This Directive develops special activity, particularly through the establishment of Italian-Croatian commercial companies. It is to be noted that the Italian embassy now holds the building of the Ministry of Farming with more than 200 rooms, and that the military representative was placed in the representative house of the Croatian auto club IeG, which had to close its doors. The economic and cultural propaganda of the Italians is very active and they are starting to settle in the military sector. The Italian element is becoming more and more noticeable in Zagreb. The economic situation has also developed unfavorably despite the exceptionally good harvest. In view of the fact that certain items such as eggs, cereals, plums, wine and tobacco are unlikely to have export surpluses of agricultural products and livestock, and that not even their own diet is guaranteed against other newspapers, it is said that l5.0oo wagons of bread grain are missing, especially since 15 Italian divisions are being fed. In Bosnia and Dalmatia, the food situation is likely to be particularly critical.