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the protection of a tax acceptable to the economy, and from aspects
of purely private economy, promises to become a sound permanent manufacture. In
order to reach this goal it is necessary that the further development of the
buna factories, the construction of which has already been started, be carried
out using in every case the best of the newer processes available. I therefore
requested you not to allow the building of the buna factories to be completely
or preponderantly influenced by military interests, now that the immediate
danger of war has been removed.
Buna Works No. III
Apart from
the second step in the development of buna works No. II, I am particularly
thinking of the location for buna works No. III. Due to the great stress put on
military considerations, it has been proposed to locate it in Fuerstenberg,
which location is unsatisfactory from several points of view. A better
industrial site examined and proposed by us in Deschowitz (Upper Silesia) could
not be considered until now because this area was considered as a troop
concentration area against Czechoslovakia. Since the political tension has been
removed, the Deschowitz location is again being considered.
In
pursuance of your communications — which were of extreme interest to me
— about the future attitude of Germany toward Czechoslovakia which, based
on economic considerations, must have important political and therefore also
military consequence, I now take the liberty of bringing forward for
consideration a further location for buna No. III, namely in the northern part
of the Sudetenland. As you know, there are extremely productive lignite mines.
A number of basic chemical products is available through the works of the
Aussiger Verein; furthermore a great pool of good labor, particularly of
specialized workers, is also available. The population-political point of view
should be very significant here after a 20-year reign by the Czechs and in view
of the extensive unemployment. At any rate, it seems to me to be justified that
the Sudeten-German location be examined in detail before a final decision as to
the location of buna No. III is made and I would gladly place myself at your
disposal for this investigation.
I took the liberty today to inform Dr.
Krauch briefly about these discussions concerning the location of buna III.
May I be allowed, in conclusion, to express how thankful I am for being
allowed to discuss with you, dear Sir, the above prob- [...lems] |
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