STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1503, sig. 109-4/1257 (damaged)

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- 2 - 80 throttled and already sold or teusohte cereals. Post-declaration is free of penalty. Starting from 15.12.1941, Ježek uses all executive means of power to carry out a new control over the grain stocks. If then again embezzlement is detected, the Imperial Protector will proceed against these saboteurs with the most possible means (stand courts, resettlement, etc.). Minister Ježek takes over the order for immediate implementation. Jch also drew his attention to the fact that he and all the Czech authorities must understand this renewed generosity of the Reich Protector correctly and recognize the seriousness of the situation. Jch expressly warned against wanting to interpret this act of the Imperial Protector as a weakness. Minister Ježek solemnly explained to me that he and his government are fully aware of both the receipt of the Reich's protector as well as the deep seriousness of the situation. When leaving, Mr. Ježec came to Hurn on the sabotage act in Polge cutting of brake hoses on railway wagons.