THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 740, sig. 110-5/29

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D - 12 -. no further allocations are announced, it is absolutely necessary to point out to the population time and again, in a coordinated manner, the most economical consumption and careful monitoring of the stocks. In addition, the city of Karlovy Vary cannot until further notice on the restaurant potato cards, since if the card is discontinued, it is to be expected that the local population will consume potatoes in restaurants despite the cellar. In view of this poor situation in the cartof and vegetables sector, there is still no ban on small-scale farming for people who do not have a cigene footing base. As far as dried vegetables, cooking and bread mchl, fresh milk, butter and quark could not be delivered to the final consumers in time, it was because of the transport difficulties, since here too the reduction of the allocations of fuels is noticeable. The abundant allocations to pigmeat are welcomed. In the case of house slaughters, it is noticeable that animals of only 70 to 100 kg are slaughtered. The game attack is small. Allocation of fish and fish marinades did not take place in January. The dumping of travel stamps and cheese stamps in certain countries led the Land Councils of Podersam, Kaaden and Saaz to order that, until further notice, only Rcise-Butter and Cheese stamps stamped by the competent food offices could be accepted by the last distributor and the host. Quite apart from the adult surplus work and the anger of the travelling public, such measures should not be appropriate, since there will always be merchants and innkeepers who care negligently or consciously not to the requirement of stamping; moreover, if they are aware of this arrangement, the pester will accommodate the fake travel stamps elsewhere. The lack of health tee is becoming more and more apparent. Paste is no longer to be had chamomile and sage tea. According to Faohmännische judgement, it is clear that it would be an easy process to collect enough of the tea. The lack is due to the small remuneration of the collectors and to the fact that the Hitler Youth was not used properly for collecting. The lack of certain managed items of demand and industrial products becomes chronic. This has a particularly adverse effect, especially where this deficiency occurs when new households are founded or when the children are particularly damaged. In old households, there are still possibilities for avoiding it. Almost all textile articles, bed and underwear and footwear are hard to find. The Offices are burdened with requests to issue references for these items, but in many cases the finally received reference note cannot be used. The often heard assertion that the points of the fourth Reichskleiderkarte cannot be redeemed in the same way finds faith and calmed