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GX - 4 - to free his reception room from its present hideous state. Finally, it should be noted that the reconstruction work for the German municipal library is in full swing. In the course of January and Febers, a number of subsidies have been paid out to German institutions. Thus, the student welfare and the German Theatre were paid out per 50,000.- K of the amount granted as the second rate for the year l939. The Volksbildungsstätte, which is in great financial need and unfortunately does not receive the corresponding support from the Reich, was paid out for the amount of K 40.oo0.-- approved for l94o. From certain remaining funds it has finally become possible to assign 47.0o0.- K to various German associations and institutions, namely cultural-political- → cher nature. The reverberation that followed from this side was a most pleasing one, especially since these institutions and facilities had not felt anything of a caring activity of the city for twenty years. In the area of social welfare, all safeguards are provided for the German and Czechs to be taken into account by the city, and a wealth of funds have been made available for the NSV. In addition to the amounts set out in the estimate, it has become possible to allocate the amount of 300,000.- K to the NSV for adult care of the sum resulting from the raising of 20 Hellern per person in the Lichztspielhause for the purpose of combating unemployment.A sore place remains nadh as before the Masarykheime. My efforts to accommodate Germans there have not so far failed in the Czechs' resistance to the admission of Germans, but in the fact that Germans, who are eligible for admission, are stubbornly refusing to move to Masarykheime. This is the most unfortunate circumstance to be reported from all over the area.The new applications submitted to me by the NSV and the women's association have so far not produced a positive result. In a number of cases, however, the Tatnche continues to show itself as a decisive obstacle that the Czechs still regard the possession of the home right for the Germans as a prerequisite for admission to the home. I therefore believe it is essential that this question be dealt with promptly in the spirit of my submissions to the Secretary of State. 2i caneafer