THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1616, sig. 109-4/1371

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9 - 4 - Long-term observation abroad. In particular, it will be essential that the monitoring centres distribute them when purchasing foreign goods in such a way that the protectorate does not receive the more expensive or inferior goods. Such cases occurred. The development of the price level in Slovakia is also important, since the receipts of goods in this area have much more importance for the protectorate than for example for the Reichsgebiet. From this side considerable increases have become unlovingly noticeable. Considerable is the constantly increasing money circulation. This increase per capita of the population and in the total circulation means an extremely increased purchasing power, which is always looking for goods. Any avoidable price increase must be avoided as in the last years, because it is suitable to shake the confidence of the broad sections of the people in the stability of the currency. The rich German buyers, who misjudge the local regulations and take out from the merchant's hand still existing stocks of goods, are indiscriminately affected. Price monitoring is constantly and successfully set against it. It will be very important to maintain price monitoring in its previous sharpness, enforcement power and broad impact. It is still by far at the top of all the control bodies in the autonomous sector. Supplement 3 gives an overview of the previous activities of price monitoring. The routes are much sharper than in the rest of the Reich. Enforcement keeps up with them satisfactory steps. However, hardness and penetration can still only be ensured via the German forces switched on. Therefore, a small but incorporated German apparatus will never be able to be omitted here. I would like to point out this with regard to the current requirements for Wehrmacht and labor use. "fmall.