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81 The Reichsprotector Prague, 30. 1940. in Bohemia and Moravia Group Economy No. II/1-164/40 g It will offer this trade mark and the subject matter in further letters. To the head of department II Betr.:Treatment of the five so-called foreign independent companies in the Protectorate. In the annex, I am sending a report on the foreign exchange arrangements for the five foreign self-sufficient companies, which is drawn up in agreement with the Reichsbank Special Unit and the agent of the Reich Protector for the Firme Bata.After the abolition of the customs border between the Protectorate and the Old Kingdom has been postponed until further notice, there is no urgent reason to do so. The monitoring carried out by the SNB's export control system ensures that it is not possible for the companies to use this preferential regime at the expense of the SNP's foreign exchange flows.It remains to be seen whether the need to treat these five companies in a separate manner with regard to foreign exchange will continue with the abolition of the customs duty limit. In my opinion, there is no time for the bodies concerned to do so. Mr I.V. St a t s s e k r e t a r -6by - on Mr Sub-Secretary of State 3. with request unnoticed. f12/Prague, 6 April 1940 Head of Division II