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1857 Group III/1 N III/1- 3 v 32 - 904/13b me Prague, 5 August 1942. -269T6U- BVE BO ltnolane nelnes LOLppTTMSLeTee- JOCPEs 17 AUG. 1942 aetee etled netederet Y986 nohnlled negnäg To the anugena SC ooNs Iit tita tfov dot Group I/1 1 etb Teb BOJTBOUES EBT9C .nebdeted NE im Hause eglvenlgn mollertews doobet Eipam NO MTC Betr.: German language exams at the BMB LONE eg A total of 2460 senior, middle and lower staff of the Bmb have so far passed the German language examination. The examination of a part of the other staff has begun. A total total of about 60 ooo staff are still to be examined. This figure alone makes it impossible to carry out the tests in the current year.ots Bsb BoJ0e The decrees of the Ministry of Transport and Technology - Railway Administration - issued with my consent ensure that all staff members (with the exception of auxiliary staff) attend the courses of the German language. This has enabled the staff of the Protectorate Railways of Bohemia and Moravia to communicate increasingly with the Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German travellers, etc. In view of the fact that a large number of staff of the lower ministry (e.g. train assistants, switch keepers, shunters, heaters) who are almost exclusively engaged in manual work are obliged to acquire sufficient knowledge of the German language in word and writing, the BMB has set up beginner courses I and II in addition to the continuing education and conversation courses. Since each course lasts one year, a staff member who has no language skills needs at least 4 years to attend all courses. In the year 1941/42, participants took part in B beginner courses I 16 051 staff 11 II 27 983 I1 further training courses 9 903 It conversation courses 7 477 11 The figures for the year 1942/43, which begins on 1 September,