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14. 11. 44. 21 Security service of the Reichsführers-ff Prag-Bubentsch, SD section Prague Sachsenweg Telephone Minlsteramt Di S00n D80B0 TB EMD.: 1 15 NOV. 1944 84983 edoat Gé he i mee nege l. To the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia zsb rebnesdieic 4 Obergruppenführer K. H. F a n k de zOS devssted Prag. Erankerodl EM bou evOl Di pesN Con 2. Message: getdeseotede ai An den CuS tel afortebeiw.Jreleid Commander of the Security Police and SD faveniH etenbro iStandartenführerDr. W e n m a n n n d ebnerdüt cegog doue Prag. AU xsvon aesb edosedel e Jet evol ni toter aae cfoz Betr.: Arrest of the personal secretary of the Minister of Justice,g Sectional Councillor Dr. No v a k uies setew zebet Vorg.: Ohne. MO nl nd) deciee lue TS ata The following report by a German guarantor is available here: On Saturday, 11 November 1944, 6.15 p.m., shortly before SI, the social aid rally was started in the salon of the municipal house in Prague, the chairman of the government Dr. Krejči was reported by the local guarantor that Dr. In the afternoon of the same day, Novak had to be arrested because of urgent suspicions of support and promotion of anti-rich actions by the secret state police. Dr. Krejči faded and almost yelled at the rapporteur: "What, one Novak they arrested. Yes, for God's sake why then? This is a permanent and quite loyal man!" To the other two present at the salon, Minister Dr. Bertsch and Cabinet Chief Popelka, he then said in an excited tone: "Imagine that my personal secretary has been imprisoned." After the rally, he declared that Novak's arrest must be a mistake, which must soon be resolved. Novak had been his private secretary, had never dealt with political matters and had never been drawn to political work by himself. Krejãi's statements contradict the truth in every respect. Novak received in the Ministry of Justice all the applicants who wanted to speak to the chairman of the government and received instructions regarding the handling of the individual visitors -egnid iodesdetaded nov dadrrdrel neb red 141