English Translation

No.1684/43. Confidential! Mr. State Secretary with the request for information submitted. The National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia would thus make a not insignificant contribution to the housing of bomb-damaged jninstitutions. It is also added that Reichsbank Director Dr. Müller places a department of the National Bank in Prague in the main building and thereby frees a multi-cim- ular apartment in the city for other purposes. The two German vice-presidents of the stock exchange -Ulbrich and Nowotny - have spoken to Reich bank director Dr.Müller because of the transfer of the Duis- burg Opera to the stock market, saying that "they both agree that the not sufficiently exploited stock exchange building is used for other important purposes, but believe that they should draw attention to the fact that in the public sphere a provision for the stated purpose is understood, which is at present. "It is particularly unpleasant." Jch informed of this and believed that it would be useful if the release of the stock exchange for the purpose in question were to be immediately supported by propaganda. Prague, 10 August 1943 The Head of Division V dinf 0 8/04 py afuring