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Division VI Food and Agriculture Prague, 1 March 1944. VI - R/3 - 31 /44 g eheim To the Inistere Head of the Minister's Office 3 MRZ.1944 in H a u s e . Subject: Presentation of the Head of Division VI to the Minister of State on 29 February 1944. 1.) The Minister of State has been informed that the new pension rates of the Wehrmacht self-governing staff have been fixed in the Protectorate without the participation of Division VI. The Minister for State has determined that in this matter a letter has to be made to the Wehrenmacht authorized person. The necessary documents have been handed over to you by me. 2.) The Minister of State was informed of the content of a letter from Omnipol A.G., Prague, dated 26 February 1944. After that, there is only a chance to buy a quantity of 2000 tonnes of sunflower seeds in Romania, which are in popular German possession. There is a prospect that this quantity will increase to 4000 to 5000 tonnes by buying from the possession of friendly pre-fectors.' To purchase another 20,000 tonnes owned by the new Governor of Transnistria, the Romanian Government must first obtain the approval in a strictly official manner. The transport risk is borne by the protectorate from the trans-Nistrian loading station. For transport, only rail loading is eligible, which encounters particular difficulties in view. 3.) The Minister of State has given his consent that another 5ocO t of sugar can be sold via Slovakia after the Schveiz at the previous price. The proceeds of free Swiss francs are to be made available to the Reich against cover of the fat gap. Mr. Minister of State a.D. R i e c k e has agreed by tele- orally that the business after Switzerland, taking account of the