English Translation

- 18 - the trade in sheepmeat and blackmail, as well as the guarantee of quantities of harvests hidden for their own use. It would still perhaps be possible to determine whether the farmers' willingness to leave could not be increased by granting premiums - similar to those for slaughter cattle. Cooperation with the specialized departments of the Reich d d dd d m time was absolutely smooth. In a number of discussions it is necessary to reach a quick solution to controversial questions. d M In the area of the fight against trade in sheepmeat, the main task of the Special Economic Command is to continue the struggle against the forgotten part of the grain farmers. Although the recorded percentages of the hidden quantities of cereals in the controlled villages - see Appendix 3 - are quite significant, it should not be forgotten that the out-dated villages were those who reported the lowest results for the 1941 harvest compared to their previous harvests and were therefore most suspicious. Although the results so far obtained show that at least some of the cereal farmers were able to withdraw substantial quantities of their yield, they cannot be regarded as a generally valid standard for the whole of the protectorate. These cereal raids have covered considerable quantities of hidden fruit and have led to general consumption.