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40 - 9 - supported project to bring the Schützeninsel to the German youth. I had taken a look together with Niemeyer at the l7./ll. d.J. at the shooting island again and the result was that Niemeyer explained that Arch. Brandi wanted to produce a model with the introduction of a reduced expansion program, which would be most suitable for the final evaluation. As I later heard from another side, Niemeyer expressed his opposition to this project, I asked him again on 4/12. about this ambiguity, which he recently assured me that he was still standing on that proposal of the l7./ll. and that he did not fundamentally reject our project. Arch. Brandi will soon get in touch with Niemeyer again in order to receive some winks from him. Finally, Niemyer promised that Speer would take a look at Prague's construction issues on the spot immediately after the New Year. The expansion of the air protection facilities at the expense of the city is now progressing rapidly. A number of useful air protection shelters have already been set up. - 89128 In the field of cultural work, a number of incidents occurred during the period under review, which nevertheless gave rise to thoughts. I have already pointed out in special reports that the distribution of the eight cultural prizes of the city of Prague this year at Primator Ríha triggered a certain resistance because I had made the agreement in advance that four of the prizes must necessarily be reserved for German applicants. Since the German submissions had a decent level, it was not difficult for the German judges to comply with this ratio.