English Translation

108. - 25 - A big mistake of the Reichsssender: He has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Czech Philharmonic without agreement of department IV. This is not a formality with the view expressed by the intendants here in Ein- Lang. To take a vote or a referendum in this context is probably the most absurd thought. As far as the various indications which lead to a negative judgment regarding a catch success are concerned, the following should be noted: 1. The vulnerability of the Czechs to torment and whisper propaganda is known. This is not the fault of the radio, the press or anyone else, but is a question of generations because of the profound hatred that exists. Moreover, as terrible as it is, it must be noted in this context that certain phenomena are made known to the Minister of the Reich, Dr. Goebbels recently decided to give up the idea of the exclusive Reichsprogramm conditionally, to bring about a large-scale programme relaxation and to bring further Frogramms in addition to the Reichprogramm. For details, see the confidential telex attached to the appendix (Annex 37). (a) The Czechs have corrected their malicious attitude to broadcasting in l939 in such a way that at least 2oo.ooo new radio participants could be won, o listeners could be recorded more. the textbook published for this broadcast has reached an oco copy (which contains a book in Czech language).