It must be decided whether the available gold should be all spent at the present speed or whether it should already be slowed down.
Swedish ores are still available for about 3 months. The export to Sweden becomes more difficult, and thus the import possibilities decrease.
Prime Minister Goering: is of the opinion that our export to Sweden continues, so that one can further count on import.
Minister Schacht: The raw material supply of Germany amounted at the beginning of the war to a value of about 7 to 8 billions; now it is less than 1 billion.
Prime Minister Goering: has heard repeatedly, that export business was refused by the Reichminister for Economy. In the future, the departments will be caused by him to re-examine such occurrences; perhaps then it will work differently than until now.
Minister Schacht: Increase of our export appears improbable in the near future. Further obligations arise through the Foreign Office, the Reichsbank, Post Office, Party and other agencies; soon the consular service cannot be paid any more.
The time will come, when we will have no longer any reserves of either raw materials or foreign exchange at our disposal.
Prime Minister Goering: If we have war to-morrow, we must help ourselves by substitutes. Then money will not play any role at all. If that is the case, then we must be ready to create the prerequisites for that in peace. The account just described could have also been presented, in his opinion, in the meeting this morning.
Minister Schacht: Publication is recommended for only the smallest circle.
Prime Minister Goering: It is necessary to inform the people required for the execution.