GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 565, sig. 110-4/413

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th 3 France: The confiscation of black camps by the SD and the control of the payments of the Wehrmacht has brought about improvements. The administrative criminal procedure in case of price offences was introduced too late, also the highest penalty of 5,000 RM has been too low. It is increased to lo.Oo0.--RM. There is a lack of price examiners, experts are to be hired. The price structure is not balanced. On the black market everything is available. Norway: Supply to the working population, especially the miners and fishermen is ensured. Additional supplies are provided by the enterprises with food, textiles and wood. Wage stability is maintained and agricultural production is recorded.The price structure is orderly and stable.The Occupied Eastern Territories: The Bolshevik system provided that the farmer, after fulfilling his quantitative obligation to deliver, may sell surpluses in the trade. It is not taken over, but the farmer receives brands upon delivery of agricultural products at the prescribed price, which allow him to buy commercial products at a prescribed price. The quantity of goods he receives on the marks is measured in such a way that he gets away with it more cheaply than if he sold his products on the black market and bought industrial products on a black market. In itself, the black marketplace exists and delivers all kinds of goods. The withdrawal of the front has broken into the approaches of an orderly price structure. 1 A80 General Government: Application and supply have improved considerably. Certificates are necessary for all goods transports, which makes the shift of goods more difficult. Likewise, the railways may only use with official authorization. The brands with which the farmer buys commercial products as well as in the eastern regions are only valid in the district, so that the demand for larger areas is impossible. There is no trademark abuse. There are no concerns against trade mark exchange among the farmers. The strong relocation of Wehrmacht enterprises makes prices difficult. As the allocations are insufficient, the urban population on the black market needs to cover up, so that the stability of the cost of living is not given. Serbia: The occupation costs increased from RM 1.2 billion in April to more than RM 2 billion in November. In order to raise funds, the land traffic of speculation has been released in order to obtain property tax revenues. Certain types of cigarettes and sugars are officially sold at prices equal to black prices. The allowed price increase compared to the time of the invasion is three and four times the then prices, black prices are ten to fifteen times. The supply of the workers must be about one third on the black ./.