STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 519, sig. 109-4/265 Page 146 · 146 of 172
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 519, sig. 109-4/265
English Translation
141 5 IV.Main subject group. Iron and metal, m On the following grounds, the employees of the companies "Wlaschimer Ammunition Factory" and "Wlashim Maschinen= fabrik" request the classification of the city of Wlashim into the first wage area. Both companies were moved from Prague to Vlaschim in 1936.In the village itself and in the surrounding area, there was an enormous housing shortage already at that time and it was impossible for many workers=families to move to Vraschim. In view of the fact that around 4 000 workers in the metal and leather industry are employed in this place, it loses any agricultural or economic character and is to be mentioned as a purely industrial city.