English Translation

15 2 - or workers only in disappearing numbers and exclusively in the station service of the DRP, if a replacement from the old kingdom was not possible. I am aware that the economic situation of the low-quality postal staff of the protectorate administration is very bad and an improvement of the remuneration would be necessary. As far as I am aware, this applies equally to all administrations, which is why a solution should be made evenly for all staff members of the Protectorate Administration. In September 1939, too, it has already been considered to improve in some way the economic situation of all the people=Germans in the Protectorates. The handling of the matter is in the hands of department I. (p. For example, Vf of 8.9.1939, I 1a 7277 II). Apart from the foregoing fundamental considerations, the possibility of taking over the service of the Deutsche Reichspost in the Protectorate would be extremely limited. The facilities of the German Reichspost in the Protectorate require a very well trained, high-quality and extremely reliable staff, otherwise a guarantee for the operation cannot be assumed. Almost exclusively in the case of the Dienstel=en der Deutschen Dienstpost, it would be possible to use popular German forces - provided they have absolute political reliability - but these are not very highly paid and therefore a substantial improvement in the economic situation.