English Translation

- 2 - 13 misch-mährisches Raum (Misch-Mährischer Raum) from several years of experience. Prerequisite, of course, is that the Secretary of State Ing. Köster also gives complete confidence. He, Dr. Hupfauer, appreciates Köster humanly and professionally, but of course also knows his weak sides. Perhaps, however, it is not a coward if a man like Köster confronts the Czech workers, whose idealistic attitude is undeniable, and who will not miss out on his effect on the Czech worker. He would take care of Köster in every way and advise him continuously. It is expedient for him to put the management of the performance increase action in the protectorate into one hand; who could be involved in this, is deprived of his knowledge. Undoubtedly, the German Minister of Labour in the Protectorate government and Ing. Köster as the man supervising the labour force would have to work closely together. In the attitude of Köster to Dr.Bertsch, who is an absolutely loyal one, he had no fears in this respect. Dr. Bertsch Jab suggested that the Secretary of State himself should take the performance increase action into his own hands and thus give it the necessary weight in the German and Czech public. Mr. Secretary of State decided to start the action immediately under his personal grouping leadership and political responsibility also in the Protectorate on the basis of the preparatory measures already initiated and to understand from it Reichsminister Speer and Gauleiter Sauckel, which has now been done by a letter of the Lord Stv. Reichs- protektor. Ing. In the case of the "human