Given the competition on foreign markets there was little prospect of any relief from this side. He wasted no words on the subject of devaluation. Instead, he insisted that Germany’s economic preparations should be approached with the same ‘tempo’, ‘determination’ and ‘ruthlessness’ that was applied in military affairs. Specifically, Germany needed to intensify its efforts to replace imported raw materials with domestic substitutes. Three areas were of immediate importance: petrol, rubber and iron ore. Questions of economic viability, technical feasibility ‘and other such excuses’ had to be
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