STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23

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129 - 8 - Jamnitz, who had submitted an application for explosives to the district authority in Moravia, was told that his application was with the Oberlandrat in Iglau. It was established that the application was still with the district authority in Moravia.Budwitz - One has the impression that the officials of the district authorities are doing this in order to create a mood for the Czech population against the rich German authorities.The Czech population is very uncertain after information about the handling of the officers of the local authority. In German-Brod, Chotieborsch and Gumpolds, the masary monuments have been removed, as expected by the population. 4./ Economic situation. The measures demanded by the Czech farmers in the sense of the production battle seem to be taken into account everywhere. The areas under cultivation are consistently exploited, with the support of the smaller farmers on the one hand, by means of train cows and equipment. As far as can be heard, livestock farming seems to be expanding, which is often emphasized with satisfaction by the farmers. During the period under review, three different agricultural holdings under the supervision of German administrators were found to be more or less dissatisfied with the situation which required intervention. Some of the people have been incited against the German administrator, but there has also been insufficient economic support for the staff. If there are limited possibilities, then the German managers should - 9 -