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-176/43gq Department V Entered teim....1.6..4. 1943 (Economic and Labour Director V.Prague, April 4, 1943. Division V 1 (Economics) II 1 - 1018/42 g II Secret. Seheim Report on the development of the protectorate's foreign branch in 1942. 1.) General overview. In 1942, the foreign trade of the Protectorate showed a decline on both the import and export side, particularly because Russia and Iran were excluded as suppliers and distributors. Although the import results are only available for the first 10 months of last year, it can already be seen that in 1942, as a result of a significant decline in imports, the figure will be approximately double, i.e. 140 million RM. This success in protectorate external trade is all the more remarkable as the total external trade of the German Reich in 1942 shows an import surplus of 1,1 billion RM. The protectorate has thus had a positive effect on the growth of the clearing debt through the tight management of foreign trade handled by the inspection body on import and by the inspectorates on export. 2.) Country overview. Slovakia is still in first place in the ranking of the countries of destination with 34 %. Romania, with a share of 4 % p c p eat d d d l, is followed by the General Government, which accounts for a total of 69% of exports to these 6 countries. All other countries account for less than 3/2 %. In the context of total exports in 1941, the order was Slovakia (27%), Italy (11%), Romania (9%), Bulgaria (8%) and Switzerland (7%). As a result, the importance of Slovakia as a market for the pro tectorate has increased further, while Italy and Romania have exchanged positions with each other and Bulgaria has more than halved its share. Exports of the protectorate to the south-east, including the Vürkei, amount to 65 % of the total exports to the Scandinavian countries, including Finland, to 1o/2 %. In comparison it should be noted that during the first 10 months of 1942, Slovakia also appears with a difference of almost 12% in imports into the Protectorate, Hungary with more than 11%, Sweden with the NVM-139k/42 39