English Translation

The German Minister of State, Prague, December 11, 1944 for Bohemia and Moravia No.III - H 0050 / 44 Head of Division III Copy ts - e - To the 12th DEC 1944 Party Liaison Point Pra IV : Adelsstift tweseb N Subject: Use of pupils from the age of four.Year of life Reference Letter of December 8, 1944, III A/Dr.W/No.65 II- 19 AE 1. On the question of the employment of young people, I have repeatedly negotiated personally with Minister B e r t s c h and his staff, and in particular, I had suggested that, in view of certain difficulties in housing the l4-15 year olds, they should continue to work for certain seers. However, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour, with regard to the great need for work contracts, took the view that even the youth loans of 1-4-15 years were operational, bearing in mind that another decision would have made the use of many teachers impossible. For example, if the economic schools, the women's schools and the ST had remained in operation for the l4 - l5 year olds, far more than loc0 teachers who are now employed would have been removed from the labour force. Moreover, the decree of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour of 16 October 1944 provides for certain restrictions on the use of young people from the outset, so that the conflicts feared by the district authorities are avoided. Finally, it should not be forgotten that the majority of boys and girls enter the practical profession at the age of 44 anyway and that the new regulation in any case only applies to the