English Translation

41 The Imperial Protector of Prague, 1l March 194. in Bohemia and Moravia. No. VI- 555/4o (1) An a Divisions I and II, b all groups including the Moravian Group, c) the Lords of the Upper Land Councils of Bohemia and Mähren. Subject: Budget management in the accounting year 1994o. The war forces the means of the empire to be used primarily for the present struggle for existence of the Great German Empire. All other needs have to step back, however important they may seem in individual cases. The demands that the war puts on the Reich budget therefore require severe restrictions in the economy of the Reich in all other fields. All civilian departments of the Empire must comply with these necessities. The Minister of Finance has therefore informed all the supreme Reich authorities that he must make substantial cuts in relation to the budget estimates l939, particularly in the area of administration. These cuts require that before each issue it be examined whether it is due to warfare. If this is not the case, it must be recklessly postponed. The need for expenditure reduction applies to a very particular extent to personal and actual administrative expenditure. For structural measures, already in view of the existing construction ban, only co-funds can be used to secure the substance. Addendum for the Oberlandrats : Mr Oberlandräte ersu staff of your services gave them at the beginning of April a cash in the accounting year 1994o to the I. With the allocations during the financial year the permit for the duration of the proper management I must make the Lord Oberland.