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38 27 Apri1 1944 Dept. of Justice Prague, II/1 - E 141/42 g Ministerial Office Secret To the head of the ministerial office Eing.: 2. MAY 1944 in the House Subject: Criminal case against Vladimir H o r a. - 4 Appendices - Returning to the case of Vladimir Ho r a with the letter of 24. o W I am referring to: Hora, who by a final judgment of the People's Court of Justice vem 4. In the period from spring 1 939 to the beginning of 194l, he continued to work in several Czech resistance groups and participated in numerous high-level meetings. To this end, he also occasionally made his home available, and he also provided legal news and also sent several looo,- K to a well-known high-ranking officer. Finally, he managed for the group of the "Obrana naroda" headed by the well known former Czechoslovak lieutenant-colonel Balaban about l63.boo,-K. Since the convicted person has only served a very small part of the sentence recognised against him, a proof of grace - as Mr. Minister of State recently decided in a similar case - will not be shown in sufficient detail. An interruption of the penalty would only be considered in the event of impunity, provided that the secret state police raise no concerns. It seems more than doubtful whether detention is incapacitated. However, I will become St.M.E-1514/4q 246/443