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96 41-Ogruf. 30. Jul1 1943. St.S.355/43. W 1.) To Mr. 3.VIII. 1943 Reichsmintster and head of the Reichskanzlei Dr.Lammers, Berlin W8, Voßstrasse 6. Dear Mr. Reichsminister ! Following the discussion with you and Mr Reichsleiter Bormann, I have the right to state in writing my position on the question of improving autonomous salaries: the salary of the Czech protectorate staff - apart from some insufficient and years ago - is the same as in the former Czech-Glovak Republic, whose salaries were known to be among the lowest in Europe and were only tolerable with regard to the relatively high domestic purchasing power. Since the living conditions in the Protectorate are now completely aligned with those of the rest of the Reich, the low level of the autonomous salary has led to a social disparity of broad strata of the Czech civil service and a political dissension that cannot be overlooked. Insufficient income ratios are likely to be one of the reasons why protectorate staff are often not able to cope with the