English Translation

- 4 - The reason for the visit of the representative of Bohemia and Moravia to the Reich government, Dr.Chvalkovský, to the President Dr. Hácha, did lecturer Dr. Kliment from the President's Office recently uttered statements that led to the assumption that one has become aware of the peculiarity of this visit to political circles in the area of the President. Therefore, one tries to give him a clear and inexhaustible justification. Kliment expressed, Ch. This is why he came to Prague to personally convey congratulations to the President and to the head of the government for the New Year.He had not been able to do so until now, because he had to participate in the New Years' Celebrations in Berlin and then fell ill. even the supposed initiator of the visit, Popelka, expressed in this direction about the reason of the Visit, others - on the other hand by the statements of Kliment, that at the meeting Hácha-Chvalkovský also political questions were at least striped, refuted. Kliment further stated that it was possible that Ch., after his return to Berlin, would inform the official authorities of the view of the President and the Protectorate government that although the Czech people were burdened with crimes of a political and criminal nature, they could also show great positive actions in favour of the empire, such as: absolute calmness, fulfilment of the economic tasks and the practically already completed transformation of the Czech people.It is necessary to emphasize not only the negative behaviour of the Bohemian people, but also its positive achievements. That even in Czech political circles are suspected as the occasion of the visit of Ch. political backgrounds, statements from Czech political officials, according to which Ch. to the President a declaration - 5 -