STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2732, sig. 109-14/35

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29 - 10 - The Minister of the Interior was therefore urged, under his personal responsibility, to use the executive means available to him to bring about the promised grains. At the same time, his proposal was agreed to give the cereal-growers the last opportunity in the time of the 8th century, under the guarantee of impunity. by 15.12.1941, to report to the local authorities their hidden grain quantities and to offer to the cereal commissionaries for the purchase of their products. The action was prepared using all available forces of the district main teams, the Bohemian-Mährische Association for the cereals industry, the Privileged Grain Society, the Lendeskulturraten, the Lendenwirtschaftliche Sehulen, the National Association and the Protectorate gendarmerie and police, which were sent to the flat Lend for personal clarification and processing of the farmers, as well as through wall blows, newspaper announcements and radio presentations. Cereal growers were threatened with the most severe punishment if they allowed this last opportunity to correct their harvest reports. This action was successful. Of the farmers, the following quantities of cereals were notified: a) bread cereals (wheat and rye) ....132.812 t b) barley and feed ..........114.086 t Together: 246.898 t TTaaoP of 16,12. By 20.12.1941 the voluntary follow-up action was carried out using the