English Translation

Copy. 168 OF THE MINISTERS FOR ECONOMIC AND WORKING PRAG, 29 August 1944. H, RUDOLFS.PLATZ 4 - r.2396/44 -Minister's Office 22 AC 1044 To the Chairman of the Armaments Commission, Mr. Major-General Dipl.Jng. H e r n ek a m P , Prage Betr.i Examination of the ASAP, Jungbunzlau. Rittershaus , who wanted to give Jhnen an oral lecture about this yesterday, reported that the examination at the ASAP belonging to the Skoda works in Jungbunzlau was quite unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, the leading German director was on vacation of all times. The Mindruck, which the head of the employment office Jungbunzlau gave me and of which I recently informed Jhnen, has been confirmed by the result of the examination. About 20 percent of the sick and bumblebees are currently present in this plant. In the context of my possibilities, Jch immediately initiated what was necessary, but may you ask to initiate the possibility, since it is an armament company supervised by the inspection of arms. In general, it is also evident from this case how easy it is for the armament companies to do themselves with the requirement of additional labour. Instead of taking the self-evident internal measures to make full use of the existing workforce, it is preferable to ask for additional workers and to talk about the risk of breaking in arms production if the requirements are not met. It should be noted that a widely visible example should be made here in order to put an end to these abuses.