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95 The Imperial Protector Brag IV, ben 20.June 1941. in Bohemia and Moravia Czernin-Palais Fernfprechanfchlüffe: Dran 60141, 31945, 60951, 64456 Mr. 11/7 - 3600 -1 Uo wirag pray, dieieo Geldafregcidcn and bra Zimmerad at further Shreen. 98,500 m Oltrofonto 0 at the National Bant for Boeons and Dähren in Broa To the State Secretary, by the Head of Division II 23 6.1941 and the Under-Secretary of State. 9en. Subject: Grants of the Protectorate Government to the Church. Processi Letter of the National Sozialietische Deutscher Arbei= terpartei, Kanzlei des Führer, of 9 May 1991. III D 16 c - E1 - 3320/4/72, as well as oral instruction of the Secretary of State on the occasion of the lecture of the Protectorate budget 1941 on 9 June 1941. Attachments: 2. The budget estimate l94l contains total expenditure for cultural purposes of 63,938,800 K. Of these, 56,912,400 K are intended for personnel expenditure and 7,026,400 K for material expenditure. In 1940, expenditure amounted to 52,245,700 K. The increase is almost exclusively due to increases in salaries which have become necessary because of the reduction in the cost of living. No.122/l926).A reduction is not possible here.The voluntary benefits of the State for personnel expenditure (grants) amount only K 8loo.- They are so small that deletions would not have any significance.The operating expenditure of 7.026,400 K is also completely significant within the total expenditure of 16.969,000,000 K=. A palpable reduction in the deficit of 6.000.000 K which must be covered by the borrowing method cannot be achieved by total or partial cancellation of these expenditures. Moreover, the operating expenditure for the Roman Catholic Church is particularly low within the framework of the operating expenses.