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9a Unlage 3. kenben Abschift . B, ___'_ ol my NMAHA I. General situation in Germany. l. General mood. Relationship of the individual sections of the population with the regime (workers, employed, civil servants, unemployed, middle class, peasants, educated). Is something known about the attitude of the relevant economic circles, the high bureaucracy, the generality, the monarchists, etc. ? What rumors about events behind the scenes are circulating among the population ? II.Economy. l. General. How do prices develop ? Does the quality of the goods deteriorate ? Does shortage of goods exist and for what reasons ? Is there fear of inflation and how does it express itself? 2. Labour market and job creation. What methods are used to reduce unemployment?_What are the successes and failures of the labour battle? What are the scope of compulsory work and emergency work? What work is done and on what conditions? How are the workers treated and how are they accommodated? Labour service and land assistance: is there a forced entry? To what extent are the young workers brought out of their jobs? (also women and girls?) What is the mood among the workers' and rural workers? What are they employed with, etc.?