STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2097, sig. 109-7/104

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S/ Beri c h t about Aktiengesellschaft vormals Skodawerke, Prague. 1./ Mr W.Baustaedt is responsible for the permanent representation of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Director General Dr Voss, Berlin, both at Skodaworks and at the Brno A.G. gunworks. One of his duties is to provide support for all social relationships and also for the personnel of the companies. 2./ On the activity of Mr. W.Baustaedt, the following can be seen in fact: The person who has been made has passed on to him repeated suggestions and requests, which have come to him from the NsDaP or directly, with the request to either operate the hiring of German employees or to eliminate any wrongs that have occurred. In most cases, the executions took place only after weeks or, at all, not at all. No executions were made in the following cases: a/ Complaint of the district management Mies due to the establishment of Vg. Wenzel Netrval at the plant in Nürschan, whereby the district administration sought the removal for political reasons. Passed on to Mr. W.Baustaedt on 20./5.1940.