English Translation

1. Continuation of the report Prague, 12 June 1941. 3 to Mr. State Secretary 4 group leader K.H. Frank. For example, it is reported from Königgrätz that the fight against the fraud by the Czech authorities is still insufficient despite the German steps taken there. The population is usually to be known every date of a check-up before. When searching the rooms or luggage, the officials were satisfied with the question whether there was something in the rooms, or in the luggage, whereupon they received similar ironic answers, such as 5 pigs, a wagon of fat, etc. These answers were allegedly received by the control bodies with smiles. Such cheerful scenes should be particularly suitable for the search of buses.Even the offering of travellers to the inspector that he may open the suitcase, is dismissed by the latter with the remark: "Is not necessary ". Among travellers one can often hear exaggerations like: "You know yes / the officials/ how to behave, it is our people ". A special tightening of the creeping trade will occur, as is heard everywhere, by the reduction of the meat ration. The German population also beautifully shares the opinions, which often express that hunger hurts; but if one does not get the necessary food free, or on cards, one would be forced to make illegal purchases. The creeping trade is in itself only a consequence of the bad food situation. The recent reduction in meat ration would have particularly affected Germans living in the Czech territory who would not receive anything from the Czech farmers or who, on the basis of their attitude, would not want to participate in the smuggling trade. Moreover, they would also be more exposed to the Czech control supervision than the Czechs. Very often, the Czechs promote the trade in creeps and blacks out of political considerations, because they say: "The war is not our war. We do not see why we should impose restrictions". The trade in sneaks usually extends to meat, fat, flour and shoes in small pieces. As far as this is still possible, slaughter cattle, textiles, hides and leather are traded on a large scale. In many places, a fair trade has developed.