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AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT REPORTfor the Yeur 19 68 following members of our Regioiial Advisory Councils Dr.-Iiig. Dr.-Ing. E. h, OTTOFAHR Parher in Messrs. IVerner & /'Jci(/erer, Maschinenfabriken und 0fenbazd, Stuttgart- Feuerhuch FRANZMONHEIM Partner in Messrs. I.eonard hionhei~~z,Aacben Dr. I<URT WEIGELT Ffoonorny Chairman of tbe Supervisory fjonrd, Dettsche Lz4$thansa AG, Bad Honzhurg V. J. I/., formerb a hlunugeer of the Dezltsche Bank, Berlin Dr.-Ing. Dr. 11. C. IIERMANNWINKHAUS Mejnber of the S~qjervisotyBoard, Mannesnlann AG, Ulirreldorf Wc shall always rernember tliem with respect and gratitude It is with deep rcgrct that we report the deaths of thc following members of our staff: HELMUTAPPEL, Bremen URSULAMAGG, Schwäbisch Gmünd WILLI ARMSPACH,Mannheiin ERNSTMAURER, Mannhcim ~RMTHAUDAUTH, Frankfurt Lunwrc MAYER,Mannheiin TAMARABASLYK, Lübcck HEDWIGMEISPL, Frankfurt ANTONBAUR, Stuttgart KARLMOIILER, Kaiserslautern ALFREDBOIIE, Hildeshcim JAKOBMÜLLER, Hamburg ANDREASDBNNE, Hamnl HEINZNATHEN, Gmmerich OTTODIEKMANN, Osnabruck OTTMARPARSEIIL, Frankfurt ADOLFDUHR, Wuppertal-Barmcn CORDULAPOHL, Stuttgatt WILHELMEDEL, Lüneburg RICIIARDREHMS, Düsseldorf JOSEPENDER, Bonn MARGARETERÖDIGF-R, Ulm KARLFEILMAIER, München HELLMUTRUNGE, Hamburg I~ILDEGARDGENZ, Frankfurt ERIKASCHAFER, Hannover EDELTRAUDGRAHN, Daimstadt HILDEGARDSCHEPPER, Hannover KONRADGRAUL, Frankfurt ERICHSCHLIWA, Mannlleim KARINGRUNSKE, Frankfurt ANTONSCIIMENGLER, Düsseldorf BÄRBELHAIN, Harnburg KARLSCHNEIDER, Düss~ldorf ALOISHAPP, Frankfurt KLAUSSCHR~DER, Köln GUNTERHEHR, Frankfurt HELMUTSCIIUBERT, Düsscldorf INGOHENTSCII, Nürnberg LIESELOTTESCII~TTE, Bielefeld DIETERHOFFMANN, Hamburg EVA-MARIASc~uLT~niss, Frankfurt JOACHIMHOLZHAUSEN, Essen WILHELMSTAHL, ICöln KARLJ~RGENS, IIamburg KURTSTEPPIN, Münster JOSEPKLAPPERICII, Köln FRIEDRICHSURMANN, Wuppertal KARLKL~TERS, Rheydt KAROLINEVESPER, Frankfurt ERNAKONZE, Augsburg ERICHWEINGART, Hamburg FRANZKUKUK, Essen HEINRICIIW~IIRMANN, München DIETRICHLAMSKEMPER, Münster HEINRICHWOLTERING, Bonn WILHELMLANGE, Hamburg HERMANNWRISSENBERG, Hamburg ALPREDLEMOINE, Köln Moreover, we mourn tlie passing of 334 retired crnployees of our bank. Wc shall always honour their n-iemory. for the ORDINARYGENERAL A~EETING to be heM in the Great Hall oftbe DI;'UT.YCHE BANK AG, Zr, JttnghoJstrasse, ITur2kfurt 072 rlIoin, at jP. m. on Ttlesdq, May 6, 1969 I To receive the cstablished Annual Statement of Accounts and the Board of Managing Directors' Report for the ycar 1968 together with thc Rcport OE the Supervisory Board '1'0 receive thc Consolidated Annual Statcrnent of Accounts and the R.eport of the Group for thc ycar 1968 L To resolvc as to the appropriation of profit 3 To grant the Board of Managing llirectoxs discharge from liability for the year I 968 4 Ta grant the Supexvisory Board discharge from liability for thc year 1968 5 To elect the Auditor for the ycax r 969 HERMANNJ. ABS,Frankfurt (Main), Chairman Dr. Dr. h. C. GÜNTERHENLE, Duisburg, ncputy Chairman HANSL. MERRLE,Stuttgart, Dcputy Chairman Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. KONRADENDE, Salzgitter-Drütte (until May 16, 1968) 13r. HELMUTFAHRICIUS, Weinheim (Dergstrassc) (from May 16, 1968) Dr. h. C. RICHARDFREUDENBERG, NJcinhcinl (Bcrgstrasse) (until hfay 16, 1968) FRITZGR~NING, nüsseldorf (from May 16,1968) Dr.-Ing. E. h. FRANZHELLBCRG, Köln (until May 16, 1968) HERMANNHELMS, Bremen Ur.-Ing. E. h. IIEINZP. ICCMPER,Herne (Wcstfden) Dr.-Ing. Ur.-Tng. E. h. IIEINZICÜPPCNBENDER, Oberhoclien (Wurtteinberg) Dr.-Ing. E. h. I~ELMUTMEYSENBURG, Essen (from May 16, 1968) BERNHARDH. NIEI-IUES,Nordhorn 1)r.-Ing. E. h. HANSREUTER, Duisburg (unt~lMay 16, 1968) RWDOLFSCHLENKER, Hamburg Dr.-Ing. E. h. ERNSTVON SIE~IENS,München Dr. Dr. h. C. ERNSTHELLMUT VITS, Wuppcrtal-lilherfeld (froin May 16, 1968) Professor Dr. Dr. h. C. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. C. (:ART. WURSTER,Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Glected by the Staff: OTTMARBAUMGÄRTNER, Urankfutt (Main) WILLI BU(;KARD'I.,Wuppertal-Elbcrfeld RERN~~ARUDREWITZ, kkrlifl WERNERHECIC, 1;rankfurt (Mairi) ALFREDKISTENMACHER, IIambiirg WERNERLEO, Düsseldorf GERHARDZIETSCI J, Man~lhcit~l Professor Dr. KURTHANSEN, Leverkusen-Bayefwefk, Chairman Dr. Dr. h. C. ERNS.~HBLLMUT VITS, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Deputy Chairman (until May 16, 1968) ALFREDHAASE, Münchcn, Deputy Chairman Dr. Huco GRIEBEL,Hamburg Dt.-Tng. FELIXHERRICER, I-Iannover ~'AUL HOFMEISTER,Hamburg MAXHOSEI'~, Essen Dr.-Ing. E. h. WILLYOCHEL, Dortmund Dr. EG~NOVERBECIL, Düsseldorf WOLFGANGREUTER, Duisburg (fcu~nMay 16, 1968) WERNERS~HNGEN, Essen (until October 2, 1968) Dipl. rer. pol. Dr. SC. pol. GERHARDTACKE, München (from May 16, 1968) Bergassessor a. D. CLEMENSVON VELSEN,Hannover CASIMIRPRINZ WITTCENSTEIN, Frankfurt (Main) OTTO\VOLFF VON ALIERONCEN,Köln Dr. JOACHIMZAHN, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim HANSLEIUKUTSCII, Jhputy (from April 4, 1968) HEINZARNAI, Dr. &T(> G. PIRICHA~I Dx. Jos~rBOGNER ERNST11. PLPSSHR Dr. ROBERTEHRET HANS-KURTSCIIRR~R Professor Dr. JOEIANNESFESIG-; Hn~s-Or~oTI-IIERBACFI Dr. PAULKR~:~s MAXWALTHER Dr. SIEGFRIEDJENSEN Dr. H~~s-JoAcrrr~I)AWEN HEINZJÜRGENS RUDOLYWERER Dr. WALTEKOBERM~LLER, Syndic REINIIOI,~BANDOMIR, L~I>u~!' JOSEFGERHARD, neputy G~~NTHERPOHL, Dcputy Dr. Dr~,i.rr;,nR~ISENI~AMP, Deputy MANFREDHAHN, Deputy, Syndic HANSROSENTALSICI, Dcputy 1S~~s.rCRBMER, Deputy Dr. THEOL~EVENICH, Dcputy Dr. Ea~srTAUBNER, Deputy Dr. WALTERLXPPENS Dr. I~RANZ-JOSEF TROUVAIN Dr. KLAUSMER.~.IN Dr. WINPRXEUWKRNER, Syndic ALPREDMOOS WALTERWERNICICF, ALBERTNIEMANN Dr. Krr~rWINDEN, Syndic CLAUSSCHATZ WILHELM14ur;o w1.1'1' 13r. GEORC;SIARA HANSWOYDT Dr. ULPSIEUEL KURTH. STAIIL IIERMANNBRENGER, Dcputy ECICARD-WIJLFERICHVONIIRYTIEN,CARLI)FLI.I'SC:H, Deputy SIEGFRI~~DI~ROCJ<HAUS, Ileput~ Deputy Dr. ERNSTSCIINBIOER, Dcputy, HELMUTECKERMANN, Deputy GERHARDJUNKER, Dcputy Syndic Dr. HANSFRIBDL, Deputy I~EINRICHKUNZ, Dcputy Dt. KARLSCHNEIDERS, IIeputy Dr. KLAUSGAERTNER, Dcp~ty Dr. HANS-PETERI,INSS, Deputy GÜNTERSONNENBIJRC:, Deputy HELMUTGERDAU, Tleputy HEINZME(:ICLENBTJRG, Deputy JOHANNWIELAND, Dcpl~ty Aachcn 1T)r. KARL-HEINSB~XIRTNGER Fratil.:fiirt (Main) Dr. ULRICHKLAUCKE ERICHMÖLLER RICHARDLAUENBURG GO.I'I'PRIEDMICJTWT~MANN Dr. \VALTERSF,IIJP ANTONHELLI I A KR Bielcfcld Dr. WAI.TERXHOOK, Ilepiity I<IJRT LANDGRAF JACO~~KOPIIR, Ilepiity Dr. GEORGVAERST, Dcputy HERBER'I*~CRAUSS, Deputy NORBERTSCIIIITER, neputy Bxaunschweig WEBNERDLESSING Dr. IIuco GRAFVON ERICH(~S~ERKAMP WALUHRDOR~JF,I3eputy HANSWITSCHER N'ERNERRISSMANN, Deputy Freihurg (Brcisgau) Dr. G~~N.~HERDIETZBL HORSTTIIII'.I.E, Deputy FIEKNZQuns'n~ ERNSTBAREISS, Dcputy Hremen PETERHARTIIANN I Iamburg ROLFI~ANSEN Or. KARL-Hfil~zWESSBL CIIKISTOPHK~NNEKER Dr. ROLANDRELLS~EDI., Deputy JOIIANNPFEIFFER FRANZBRINKER, Depiity JOHANNESDNGEL~~ARDT, Dortmund Ilr. WOLFGANGDIESEI, ALFREDFEIGE I Ieputy Dr. IIARRYLEIIIENER WIT,HEL~~GROTH, Dcputy ~~~N'I'HHREI~oPs, DCPU~Y Düsseldorf GWNTERSENGPIEL Hannover Dr. WERNER.AND'RC FRIEDRICHSTÄIIT~ER Dr. HEYKOTJNNEMANN Dr. KARLFRTP,DRI(;HWOESTE RCIDOI,FHAHN, Deputy Dr. LOTIIAR(;Rrrss, Deputy WAL,TERKASSEBEER, Depui y WOT,PGANGM~LLER, DCPU~Y BRUNOREDEI'ZKI, Dcputy ERICH-I~ARLSCIIMID, Deputy Kiel WALTERFRXESECKE WEKNERI'YEIFFER WILHELMR. SCIILHGEL,Deputy Essen Dr. HERR~IR'I,P. JACOUS Köln Dr. HANSHINRICIX ASMUS Dr. l'rr~oao~E. PIETZCI~ER Dr. WALTERBAR~CHAUSEN GF.ORGWIEGMINK Dr. FRANZVON BITTER ARNOKROMHIER, Deputy PAULHUSMANN llr. HERMANNSCIIMIDT, Deputy WIT~HELMCLEMENS, neputy Krefeld HANSMÜLLER-GRUNUSCHOK JÜRGENPASCEIKE Trrao DRESCHMANN,Deputy Mainz Dr. I~AKROPBTERSEN Dr. HANSPÜTA WILKHNWIEMERS, Ileputy Mannheirn BERNHARDAHLEMANN KARLHEINZREITER Siegen Dr. ~~BERHARDBARANOWSKI 1-IFTNZG. ROTHEND~CIIER WERNERVOIGT OSKARVOGF.L EMIL 13eputy Dr. HERBEKI-ZAPP REINT~OLDSEL~FF, Deputy IIERDERTFUSS, Deputy HELMUTSCIINEIDER, Depiity Stuttgart I IELLMUTBALLE Münchcn l>r. Josn~HOGNER ]Ir. NIKOLAUSI<UNKEL ur. SIEGPRIE~(;ROP'(>F.R Ur. F~xrzI,AMII Dr. IIAMILKARHOFMANN I'A~JLId~rcrrm~ Dw. HANSSEDLMAYR GERHARDBURK, Ueputy KARLDIETL, Dcputy GEORGSPANG, neputy ~IC:HAR~LEHM.INN, Deputy LOTHARLUDWIG, Deputy Dr. BERNTW. ROHRER,lleputy Wuppertal III-'.RBERTFREUDENDERG [Ir. CASPARVON ZUMUUSCII, HANSW. STAIIL I Ieputy HANNSWALTBR b'cono?~rricSituation At the beginning of 1768, increased signs of economic revival were already clearly apparent in the Federal Kepublic. 13y the middle of thc ycar, the upswing was fully under way. In the autumn, thc pace of growth furchcr quickened appreciably. Towards the end of tlie year, full employment was largely attaincd. For 1969, a renewed, although smaller increase of gross national product is expectcd. The overall economic rcsults of the year 1968 were dcfinitcly favourable. Gross national product, at ciirrent prices, incrcased by 9.0 %. At constant priccs it grew by 7.0 ;thus the price Ievel, above all on an international comparison, rosc only a little. In transactions with foreign countries the basic balance was in equilibrium. During the last months of the year, howevcr, shoxt-term capital inovements brought surpluses, which were partly due to speculative inflows. Industrial production reactcd on the whole very flexibly to thc growing demand. Its rise far exceeded the forecasts. The increasing employment of capacities to an almost optimum degree resulted in a considerable growth of productivity. Industry, in the coursc of the year, increased the number of its employees by more than j40,ooo. Short-time working ceased almost cor~iplctcly,and overtime work incrcased again. The Gerinan labour supply is practi- cally exhaustcd. Recourse to foreign workers did prevent the Situation from becoming acute, but the labour market increasingly