English Translation

150 It has also been observed that, during the checks carried out between 26 January and 23 February 1943, considerably higher quantities of cereals were delivered voluntarily than during the inspections carried out in March, I believe that this fact is due to the fact that the checks were carried out at a very rapid rate to completely indeterminate eels and in various places at the same time. The farmers in general, during this period, only expected a random inspection of some villages, but this was not the case. I believe that the high voluntary delivery result in the first period was achieved because the farmers were assured of a sine quaint time and impunity when they were asked to release hidden cereals. This time of thought and the guarantee of impunity in the event of voluntary dispensation was eliminated in the second half of the operation; the farmers now took the view that they would be punished in any case if they were to find hidden or held back stocks; they therefore refused the voluntary dispossession. The presence of the German gendarmerie in the control panels has had an extremely beneficial effect. The high delivery result achieved as well as the finding of raffled hidden quantities of cereals is mainly due to the eingreifen and the energetic work of the employed German gen Darmerie forces. VI. Proposal for future operations: According to the experience gained, future checks should be carried out as far as possible after harvesting and before seeding begins. Continuous checks over a longer period of time have not proved successful because confidentiality is no longer possible. Interruptions of shorter or longer durations are useful. It is recommended that controls be carried out suddenly at different times and in different places at the same time. 15175