English Translation

V9 .47 Frankenberger revealed the aims and intentions of his circle, but also very openly in a lecture organized by the Czech Economic Society in Prague on 2l.4. He said that one of the most important tasks of the agricultural policy led by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture was the preservation of agricultural land in Czech hands. The Czech farmer had to be supported by public funds, which are now available to a greater extent than before. Only in this way can he be helped to preserve the Czech soil. With demonstrative applause, the closing words of Dr. Frankenberger, which he proclaimed with Pathos, were received by the audience: "Our farmer has survived the hardships of earlier times, he must also in these times get Czech soil in Czech hands," These and similar slogans were well understood in all Czech circles and always strengthened as-- the will to resist, which did not exaggerate. In addition, it was still the whispering paroles of an imminent famine, which took various shortcomings in the food and supply situation as an occasion and built up massively, causing a concern of the broad masses and to stir up the prevailing discontent, especially the inadequate fat allocation and the local lack of flour and bread were sharply criticized. In Pilsen, variously strong meatmangels gave rise to rumors that all meat products from the protectorate were brought into the empire. In Pisek, the Czech population was asked by whisper paroles to consume as much meat as possible, since there was a shortage and the parts of the Wehrmacht found in protectorate were forced to visit other locations. Pibrans complained that the officially fixed ration of meat and fat was not available. The merchants blamed the Wehrmacht for this. In general, it was said that in the future every fourth week will be meatless and that the saved meat will be sent to the Reich. Differently it was also spread that during the first two summer months all butcher shops would be closed, during which time the