English Translation

143 (Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour, Armaments Inspector and Chairman of the Arms Commission, Trade Union Leader, Commander of the Wehrkreis, Foodman, etc.) In the meetings of the Central Economic Staff, all measures must be decided by mutual agreement. This institution was necessary to maintain calm and order, to avoid too self-governing orders from the outside and to adhere to my political line. After the announcement of the admission of university studies for Czechs to universities in the Reich, 3,500 students registered in a few days, of which 380 were admitted to several German universities in accordance with the well-known principles and guidelines for the winter semester 1942/43. The administrative reform in Protectorate and the reorganisation of my authority is to be regarded as over, the regulation has appeared and the work is now being done with significantly reduced numbers. The open announcement by the Secretary of State Backe in his King's speech that the Protectorate is delivering 200,000 tons of grain cargo to the Old Kingdom this year was politically missed and has a bad impact on the Czech farmers in the forced delivery of this year's harvest.