English Translation

C1 - 5 - the discussion began that he had expected an idea of the Reich protector, especially in the matter of fat. He was aware that the protectorate could not do without a fat grant. First, the grain question was discussed in detail. State Secretary Backe was pleased with the delivery of 180.ooo t of bread grain and emphasized the performance of this delivery especially in view of the past years on the part of the Protectorate. The fact that feed grains could not be delivered, alarmed him vividly, since the Wehrmacht had already included in its estimate the supply of around 33.o0 t of oats. Moreover, he was not aware that, besides that, a further 30.ooo t of feed grains had to be delivered by the Protectorate. Reich and Wehrmacht were a unit for him, which required the deliveries from the dependent territories. In this respect, the commissioner had to act as an error for the four-year plan. In any case, he was satisfied with the delivery of 33,000 tonnes of fodder cereals to the Wehrmacht. Group leader II 2 made details of this, which justified the impossibility of supplying fodder cereals at all. He explained that fodder grain could have been delivered to the Reich as in previous years, if not the bread grain cultivation in the interests of the Reich would have been strengthened at the expense of fodder grain cultivation. On the question of the admission of the real import of meat from abroad into the Protectorate, Secretary of State Backe said that this was not a Prague of great importance for the Reich. Here, after a further examination of the matter, it was possible to make a proposal. State Secretary Backe then put the serious Situa - 9