English Translation

b Prague, the 5th General Department of Economy April 1944. 1+ V Tät i g ke t s ber ic h t for the 1st quarter of 1944. Exports amounted to 485,4 million RM in 1943 and were thus 92 million Rm = 1/4 higher than in 1942. The five main trading countries involved are except Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary; Slovakia and Romania took up almost half of the protectorate exports. The industrial economy represented 92.8% (iron, iron and machinery = 51.8%, textiles = 13.6%), and agriculture with 7.2% (sugar = 4.9%). TE Imports amounted to 25.1 million RM in 1943, which was 13.2 million Rm = 5% lower than in 1942. The five main suppliers are Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Italy and Bulgaria; Slovakia and Hungary delivered half of the imports. The industrial economy accounted for 67.1% (round and sawn wood = 12.7%, ores = 11.1%, metal goods 10.4%, textiles 7.8%, paper = 6.2%, chemicals = 6.0 %) and agriculture with 32.9% (fruit and southern fruits 9.8 , tobacco = 6.0, kitchen plants = 4.7 , wine and spirits = 2.4 ). The trade balance closed for l943 with an export surplus of 235 mil1. RM compared to 130 million RM in 1942. An import surplus existed only with Sweden, Serbia, Turkey, Belgium and Norway. Export planning. Due to the increasing transfer of the arms orders to the Protectorate the establishment of an export plan became necessary. 3 lists are drawn up (country list, list of goods, company list) to ensure the necessary export production. Safeguarding the labour input for export productions. Export certificates are issued by the pre-examination offices until further notice beyond 31 December 1983. TO no2./ Production management. In the course of the formation of production committees by the Reichsminister für Armor und Kriegsproduktion in the rest of the Reich, appropriate measures were prepared in the Protectorate. A total of 8 production committees will be set up here, of which the Holzverarbeitung Production Committee has already started its work. The main task of these production committees is to prepare production plans and, after approval by the monitoring body, to issue production instructions to the establishments. The production committees are also intended to increase production by shifting production, merging enterprises and rationalisation, and to participate in work-related measures which are essential to the war. In the future, the establishment of production committees will enable a single production control system, regardless of whether the individual enterprise belongs to the industry or to the craft sector. -2-