English Translation

20 - - the 3 , in this case even 4 functions in the hands of the Maj-Gen Hernekamp would, I believe, be even better than the present state, which makes rapid and expeditious action impossible and must increasingly damage the state authority in the economy. In this respect, it is important to note that the Commission's role as chairman of the Armoring Commission of the Sudetenland, for example, is to assess the relationship with regard to this matter in a correct manner. In any case, I must refuse to continue to hold the employment administration and the economic administration responsible for the mistakes that the chairperson of the Arms Commission and the arms inspection alone are responsible for. had been to make the Armaments Inspector and Chairman of the Arms Commission as Head of Division V in the German State Ministry and to have Dr. Adolf appointed Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour. Although this solution would also have been only a partial one, it would have meant an improvement on the present state and would have been adopted by Reich Minister Speer żweifellos. The Minister of State did not approve this proposal. Therefore, according to the request of the Minister of State in his last report, it is necessary to try again to win Reichsminister Speer for a change in the person of the Chairman of the Arms Commission. Personal consideration may no longer play a role in today's situation. Pür der Reichsministerium Speer will, as I have always said, be a matter of prestige in the first place. Reichs Minister Speer, if he is to drop Major General Hernekamp, will attach importance to the fact that the Minister of State also abandons the undersigned. It will therefore come to an agreement in the person of a third party. If it were not otherwise possible, such an agreement would be recommended in order to reach the concentration at all. The latter is, as I have already pointed out, more important than the question of persons. Finally, I note that the concentration seems urgent and necessary, especially for this reason, in order for the OT and the near-