STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1821, sig. 109-5/49 Page 5 · 5 of 9
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1821, sig. 109-5/49
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Mf (nsdotieda 0010 Mnmbdotist about not honestly thought, but at least to play .8g understands what the empire is doing for the time being. However, the Czech government does not even understand how to play well. Eliáš affirmed that the same, probably by the same personality, had been communicated to him. When asked by Eliáš about the state of the newspaper boycott, all the editors replied that the boycott wave had already become weaker. Krychtalek himself claimed to have sharply declared that the government's activities lacked an open and loyal commitment to the empire and the resulting daily expenses. Eliáš had replied that, as an introduction, the Reichsstellen had to take a step which could be used for positive propaganda and had alluded to the release of the high school students who were still in custody. Krychtalek wanted to have replied that one should not make a cow trade at the beginning. On the other hand, it is argued that Krychtalek, in the course of an explanation of the international situation, stressed that the "activist" politics could be of great importance in the event of a German victory, but in the case of an English victory England would only have its economic interests in mind here; the activists and the members of the government would then be hung up and the people would be worse off than on the side of the Germans. Eliáš told the press that every editor-in-chief found open doors to the government and did not need to choose a way of talking to the Government, such as Lažnovský. In conversation with the journalists, Eliás gave himself a friendly and understanding attitude, but did not make any sense. He merely promised the entire government 66379 8-1oa