English Translation

- 24 - 15 has fallen in spite of shortages of raw materials and war-related measures and is 7oooo. These figures correspond to the general working situation, which can be consistently described as favourable. The perceptible shortage of workers in agriculture was relieved by the use of approximately 60oo Slovaks in the Protectorate. However, the main requirement will only be expected with the full use of the grain organ, which is very difficult this year due to strong storage. Slo-waken must also be used partly in forestry. First and foremost, the Slovaks were assigned to the German landowners; for the guarded unmet needs in agriculture, service obligations have been made on an ongoing basis and forces have been pulled out of emergency work and short-time work. Students from the Altreich, HJ, BDM, RAD and party formations have made themselves available for the harvest service in the Gebiten with German farmers. Their number is often so large that more holfers than jobs are available. HJ and BaM organized summer camps and with the other harvest helpers contribute significantly to raising the national feeling of the scattered Germans. It must be noted, however, that many farmers are opposed to voluntary harvesting on the grounds that they only want to have skilled workers. On the Czech side, too, attempts were made for a voluntary harvest service, and in some places the N,G, a considerable number of young people, especially students, were supposed to have mobilized. The use of the Wehrmacht and the government force for harvesting work should only be possible to a limited extent. The mining and stone and earth industries are fully employed, which continue to absorb lonesome workers.