English Translation

The Head of Department V Prague, 26 July 1943. W - No.1583/43 - Mr. St a a t s e s e k r e t a r . At the meeting with Reichsbankvice President L a n g e on Saturday there were no new points of view. For a long time we believe that the question of the German-Slovak clearing must finally be brought to a fundamental clarification. This is all the more so because Germany's planned large arms projects in Slovakia cannot otherwise be financed at all. He also shared my point of view that to cover the clearing debt of Germany, Slovakian investments in companies in Great Germany - self-understandable minority holdings - should be offered. In addition, the remarks of Vice-President Lange corresponded with those made to me by Secretary of State Dr. Landfried recently in Berlin. SD section Prague 11451 4. AUG. 1943 en: Ahtengeichen: O 8863 St.S.1B-134d/